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02 November 2025 A newsletter. Finally. I decided to go with ButtonDown. Simple to use, supports Markdown, and privacy in a way that’s tolerable. For a moment, I got distracted by another provider whose templates...
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haiku
04 October 2025 heavenly morning clouds converse above Sangre de Cristos featured photo clouds over Sangre de Cristo Mountains, captured on 2025-Oct-04 from State 599 northwest Santa Fe
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pens
platinum
01 October 2025 My Platinum Motosu #3776 went missing for a year. It was somewhere in the house, I knew that much. Finally, the fountain pen was found when rearranging furniture in my office. The...
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01 October 2025 How the hell are you, friends? It’s beautiful here in Santa Fe. Tree leaves are beginning to turn and the weather is easy. Finally, I’ve gotten around to writing you about what...
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loss
writing
01 June 2025 Time moves far too fast for my comfort. ¡Así es la vejez! It’s been a busy year. In no order of importance: I finished the novel, we took our first trip by...
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13 March 2025 go outside, she called honey, can you see the moon? golden as sunrise featured photo: yellow moonset at dawn Santa Fe - captured at the end of 2025-Mar-13’s Blood Moon eclipse
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05 March 2025 knives in our hearts not feeling winter’s cold wind we crowd together featured photos of Smokey Bear and handmade protest signs at the Santa Fe Roundhouse (State Capitol building) on President’s Day...
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04 March 2025 Great Blue Herons wade fishing muddy Rio Grande a rest along route featured photo not one of mine: Great Blue Heron, Bosque Del Apache
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loss
26 February 2025 a year ago she died lone blue heron fishes pond I watch as rain falls My favorite spot in Golden Gate Park is North Lake, a small body of water. Generally, quiet...
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loss
19 February 2025 cancer took her past she knows me not grasping why sun melting snow quick Today marks 11 years since one of my favorite people, a good friend, died from cancer. She had...
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life
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16 February 2025 The draft of my novel has been completed, but there is still much work to do—tightening, editing, and polishing. This leaves more time for neglected chores, like working on this new site....
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15 February 2025 Since 2009, my Edison Huron made from Bexley Yellowstone acrylic has remained the heart of my tiny pen collection. As I write this post, it sits inked on my desk between two...
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09 February 2025 long, bright, desert days no moisture but branches bud blankets stay on bed featured photo: a budding non-fruiting crabapple tree of some kind in a Santa Fe neighborhood.
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19 January 2025 crust forms inside gems glisten across stucco artic cold is here if I had a better camera, if I was a photographer, perhaps the sparkling ice on the outside of the house...
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17 January 2025 There will be some archived posts from Wordpress appearing here, but also new posts are coming. featured photo: Edison Huron, small Danitrio Cum Laude, Oberon notebook cover
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17 January 2025 Hey, if you’re here reading and wondering, you’re certainly special! Happy New Year to you, and hope you are buckled in for the crazy ride that’s about to begin. Not here, but...
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