in memorium
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‘Hold your loves ones closer’
https://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituary/darcy-harris-1088903842 There’s a lot to be learned, reading obituaries. Especially when they have some sense of the life of the person who passed.Here’s one from the Bangor Daily News, commemorating Darcy Lynn Harris, who died Oct. 2, 2023, in Holden. She was 45.The obituary said she loved writing and saved memorabilia “that best represented her… Continue reading
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RIP, Terry Kirkman
Sad news over the weekend with the passing of Terry Kirkman, cofounder of The Association and the songwriter of “Cherish,” one of the standards of the 1960s and emblematic of The Association’s lush and layered harmonies. The Association oughtta be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. They’re not, which is a shame. They… Continue reading
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‘You will remember this day as long as you live’
The words still ring in my head, added to the crushing shock of the day itself, 22 years ago: “Sept. 11, 2001. You will remember this day as long as you live.” That’s what Dan Rather said in the opening of the CBS Evening News as the daylight began to ebb on a changed Manhattan… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 