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Tag Archives: The Lord of the Rings
Metaphor: the Essential Ingredient
We lost a famous poet this past week at the age of 87; his name was Derek Walcott. Today, NPR has been featuring his work, and discussing his effect on humanity. In one sense, I must confess I don’t know … Continue reading →
Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged 87, agnostic, atheist, Derek Walcott, DNA, facts, Goridan Knots, hyperbole, illustrative, Into the West, metaphor, primal nature, realm, sacred, sentient, the full spectrum, The Lord of the Rings, the whole truth, war atrocities
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Do You Own Your Story?
When I was a little boy growing up in East Tennessee in the 1950s I never recall wanting to be someone else. But as years went by I began to notice things about other people, e.g. their possessions, their appearance, … Continue reading →
Posted in Family History, Fathers, Stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged 1950s, blockbuster movie, boredom, Brook Park Ohio, career, changing the past, Chick-fil-A, disappointment, disaster, East Tennessee, elation, failure, fantasy, Ford Motor Company, Frodo, Hollywood, Irving Stone, Landon Saunders, life orchestration, loss, love, near-disaster, Norse, qualify, saga, Samwise, The Lord of the Rings, time travel, Tolkien, triumph, your journey, your story
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The Lost Story 