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kissing a frog, revisited

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Michael Patton

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the fable of the astronomer & the mushroom picker

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Michael Patton

The astronomer of our story often wandered the fields at night, his eyes and mind lost in the vast array of stars above… But on this particular night, his steps took him toward a pit dug into a country field. … Continue reading →

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our many marriages

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Michael Patton

Years ago, I heard an old jazz player refer to a certain vocalist as “his first wife”… But those two jazz masters weren’t married in the traditional sense.  They were married in the creation of music. Maybe they realized that … Continue reading →

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don’t fight the impulse

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Michael Patton

“J” was so disappointed! His beloved wife of twenty years had started attending church. I didn’t know what to say.  How could I ease his pain? After a few years of thought, here’s what I’d tell him now… Don’t fight … Continue reading →

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