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Weaver Pioneer Cemetery, Casa Grande, AZ

Weaver Pioneer Cemetery, Casa Grande, AZ

Driving down Peart Road in Casa Grande, we spotted a sign marking Weaver Pioneer Cemetery. It was surrounded by a wire fence, and the main gate was locked. Apparently, the…
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Williams Cemetery, Williams AZ

Williams Cemetery, Williams AZ

Arizona has been having unseasonable weather. It’s been raining. A lot. Which seriously interfered with my cemetery walk around Williams Cemetery in Williams AZ. The red clay had turned to…
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Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, CA

Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, CA

In small communities like the acting cohort in LA and with all the famous people living in and around Hollywood, it’s no surprise really that those who’ve passed through the…
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The ABC of ABQ

The ABC of ABQ

Back when I was working in a peroxide plant in Longview, Washington, I decided to move. It wasn’t the smell from the paper mill across the road or the fact…
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Missing mass in Kentucky

Missing mass in Kentucky

I like to go mass each Sunday and when in Budapest, do so religiously. Even when I travel I try to find a Catholic church and do my duty. But…
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A grave decoration

A grave decoration

In Hawaii, I went to visit a cemetery. I’ve written before of this odd fascination I have with graves and tombstones and all things cemeterial (is there such a word?).…
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Hope rings eternal in New York

Hope rings eternal in New York

I must be the only person in the world who has not seen footage of New York on 9/11. I was living in Alaska at the time and I didn’t…
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