Moving from one stage of life to another is never a clean break. We expand our families, we change jobs, we change communities. We may move three states away or from one company to another. But whatever our complete body of work in life has been, including our hangups, our spiritual scabs, our grudges, theContinue reading “Ghosts”
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Not Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting, But I Was
I was involved in karate for about six years. I was dedicated, and I’d even say I was good. Not the best by any means, but capable. I enjoyed it. It was something I didn’t know I needed until I was immersed in it. I made red belt, which in this particular system is twoContinue reading “Not Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting, But I Was”
Music Is the Spirit’s Medicine
I cannot remember a time when music has not been a central piece of my life. Along with drawing and later theatre, music got me through my school years. Since that time, writing has overtaken drawing, but music has remained alongside it as my companions and comfort. Whenever I’ve needed an artistic voice for joyContinue reading “Music Is the Spirit’s Medicine”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 