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On Labor Day in 2010, the Fourmile Canyon Fire outside of Boulder, Colorado burned more than 6,000 acres and destroyed 169 homes.
One of them was mine.Click here to read my story from the beginning.
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Labor Day, Five Years Later
Tweet Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them. – Rabindranath Tagore It is Labor Day weekend, the fifth anniversary of my house burning down. It’s been five years since … Continue reading
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Montana: Full Circle
Tweet “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, … Continue reading
Days of Darkness, Days of Light
Tweet December 21st, 2012 Today I was out walking with a friend, and we were talking about the dark days of winter, the time between the end of Daylight Savings Time and the Winter Solstice. “Sometimes it’s hard to remember … Continue reading
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Tweet November, 2011 Fourteen Months After the Fire He was alone. He was unheeded, happy, and near to the wild heart of life. — James Joyce Today I sat in front of the computer all day, working, staring at a … Continue reading
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