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Empire State Building at sunsetFrom the Statue of Liberty to London’s Wembley, via Seattle

Man and woman meet, connect, fall in love. One small hitch — they’re both engaged to others. Star-crossed lovers? Or is there a way to be together after all? We have a story!

drawing of old castle with moatThe dream job

I landed my dream job as a video and film producer with a growing production company, located in a medieval castle, complete with a moat. Perfect, right?

So why did I leave after just a few months?

Enclosed conveyor belt, Claes working alongside itCelebrating labor

Labor Day is about celebrating workers. Because if nobody worked, we wouldn’t eat, have anywhere to live or much of anything else. Labor makes life possible.

woman wearing mask on subway trainInside out and topsy-turvy

Life suddenly became totally different, overwhelming. How do we cope? Move forward? To change or not to change and if so, what?

Independence Day text over image of fireworksIndependence Day

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Movie poster montageMovies for a long, hot summer

Corruption and crime at the top. • Can we change society? • Peaceful protest, angry violence. • Bringing back great industrial jobs. • Friends forever, for a lifetime. • What if a camera could open up a new world?

old typewriter with flowers coming out of it, montageWords, meaning, feeling, poetry

I sat at a well-worn table in what used to be a store, now turned into a cultural center of sorts. Listening to a poetry reading. I don’t even remember when I was at a live poetry reading before that.

Field of marigoldsThe effect of Coronavirus on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The coronavirus has affected everything, making life feel like a downward spiral. Like being stuck in a totally dysfunctional family, with no way out. Or is there one? A future after this pandemic?

woman climbing a ladder to top of wallFacing our giants

A lot of things in life don’t get done. They’re big. Scary. Complicated. And we don’t know how or where to get started. So we don’t face our giants. It’s safer that way. Except we miss out on so much…

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