Blue Night in Blaenau
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales (2010) Blaenau Ffestiniog is the small town in north Wales where I live. It has a reputation for being grey and…
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Tears come
The tears start at the back of the eye. I suppress all thoughts of death and blink several times. They retreat. I press my…
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Holland Pier at Night
Holland, Michigan (2016) There’s something wonderful about long exposure photography. Only a fraction of the time are you actually messing with the settings on…
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After Midnight
Lima, Peru (2014) I lived in Lima, Peru for two years, in a historic and bohemian district of the city called Barranco. The neighborhood…
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Stargazers
If it hadn’t been for a dog that refused to sleep in the house, I might have never given the stars a second glance….
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Walking after midnight
This essay was previously published in the Summer 2001 Abbey Letter, no. 206 (Saint Gregory’s Abbey, Three Rivers, Michigan). Shortly after I joined the…
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