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Author Archives: drdancox
“Lichen”
I have been living and loving my life the last year and have not written, it seems, in exactly one year, and the theme seems to be too freakily similar even for me!  Guess I don’t change much 🙂  I’ve … Continue reading
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“Tree Roots/Life Water”
Hello again! I seem to have taken my usual summer sabbatical. Today’s “fall weather” has me back in the swing of things, I guess. Here’s something I wrote yesterday. We’ll see if “Indian Summer” keeps me from doing more! “Tree … Continue reading
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“Lest We Forget” (05/23/2010)
I wrote the first version of this essay a few years before it became the memoir I have for you here. Although it is embellished a bit—literary license—it’s essentially all true. Since 2010 more names have been added. Some should be … Continue reading
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“Fallen Angels”
Sometimes it can be difficult to come up with new ideas for writing. One of the “exercises” I have found interesting and often fruitful is to write the “story” behind a visual or musical inspiration. What work of art strikes … Continue reading
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“Compose Yourself”
My life’s calendar has been that of schools since I was five years old. Even in retirement it hasn’t changed much. As a former teacher, this is still an important time of the year for me. I have former students graduating—from … Continue reading
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“My Shadow”
I was very young when I first saw my shadow, a new plaything, a new friend like in Peter Pan, but it would be several more years before I knew Peter and his fantasy. I knew Peter’s shadow was there … Continue reading
I Am Here to Pump You Up!
Since I left high school (50 years ago!) I have been up and down with my physical exercising. Â I’ve had periods where I’ve been waaaay too sedate and gluttonous and ballooned drastically. Â I’ve been a tri-athlete, running ten miles a … Continue reading
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“Take My Advice”
I’ve had a “forced” hiatus from my writing the last week or so. Â Chronic sinusitis now and then sidelines me to the point that I can’t think past changing the channel. Â After a couple of doses of my favorite antibiotic, … Continue reading
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“24/7/365”
It has taken me a very long time to learn what I believe is the best technique for writing. Â I really wasn’t looking for it, but I’ve been terribly sporadic in my “writing career”–years without doing any creative work at … Continue reading
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A Novel Approach
I have wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember (OK, the older I get, the shorter THAT time seems to be!). Â When I was in high school, I even earned an award for Creative Writing … Continue reading
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