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Tag Archives: desperation
A Brief, Beautiful Moment of Home
Those of you who watch this space might also know that I’m a transplanted Southern man, born (though not necessarily raised) in Raleigh, North Carolina, when North Carolina was a much more southern state, and, long ago, even a state … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, cars, childhood, desperation, dreams, faith, growth, humanity, humor, life, loneliness, love, Manhattan, manhood, New York, relationships, romance, spirituality, the heart, uncertainty, young
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Still waiting
It wasn’t that he left me, Because he never was really with me.
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Tagged desperation, faith, friendship, growth, loneliness, love, Men, relationships, romance, the heart
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Distances
Once upon a time, I drove somewhat regularly to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. And on one those drives, the mighty Atlantic Ocean washed away NC Route 12, the only road that goes south past the town of Nags … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, cats, desperation, dreams, faith, friendship, growth, humanity, India, knowledge, life, loneliness, love, Manhattan, nature, New York, relationships, spirituality, the heart, transportation, whimsy
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Radio Italia
The bomb fell a mere two weeks after I landed in India, after my friend Alam and I had already endured a sleepless train ride, the rigors of air travel, and long hours in the car.
Posted in India, Italy, Love, Uncategorized
Tagged Darjeeling, desperation, dreams, faith, friendship, hardship, India, Italy, love, relationships, the heart, traveling, West Bengal
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NYC really wants to be French
Well, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that I get a mite squirrelly up here in the miasma of the great Northeast Urbanity. With the lack of family and partner and kids and all that, it gets downright depressing … Continue reading
Posted in Automobilia, City Center, Humor, India, Loneliness, Love, Manhattan, New York
Tagged beauty, desperation, dreams, faith, feminine magic, growth, humanity, humor, life, loneliness, love, Manhattan, New York, the heart, transportation, uncertainty, whimsy
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Wishes, Hopes, and Dreams
Before I reach the meat of this article, I need to get a few things off my chest, things that might help to explain why I write what I do. Most people who know me think I am incredibly lucky. … Continue reading
Posted in Loneliness, Love, New York, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, bravery, desperation, dreams, faith, friendship, frustration, growth, humanity, knowledge, life, loneliness, love, spirituality, the heart, the mind, uncertainty
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Vacant apartment
The people in the place across the airspace have gone. I never knew them. I never will.
Posted in City Center, Humor, Loneliness, Manhattan, New York
Tagged cats, desperation, frustration, humanity, humor, independence, life, loneliness, love, mortality, New York, spirituality, television, the heart, uncertainty
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Listen Up
Talking with friends over supper, one of us suddenly embarked on the topic of relationships—specifically male/female bonds.
Posted in Friends, Humor, Love, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, blood, bravery, confidence, desperation, feminine magic, friendship, frustration, growth, humor, independence, knowledge, life, love, Men, relationships, romance, the heart, the mind
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In the morning’s fresh darkness
In the morning’s fresh darkness Thoughts of you crept in.
Posted in Friends, Humor, Love, Raleigh
Tagged beauty, blonde, desperation, feminine magic, friendship, frustration, girl, humor, loneliness, love, relationships, romance, the heart, whimsy, young
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Round and Round and Round We Go!
Those of you who are following this space know that something’s up, something even higher than the Empire State Building, which I did not visit during my two-month tour of the B-g A—e.
Posted in Architecture, City Center, Friends, Humor, Iowa, Love, Manhattan, New York, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, blonde, bravery, cars, cats, desperation, feminine magic, friendship, frustration, girl, growth, humor, independence, knowledge, love, mortality, New York, Raleigh, relationships, romance, the heart, transportation, young
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