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On Dying and Living

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Callen Harty

Let’s start with the basics. You need death to come into your life to know about mortality. Once you accept your own mortality, then you understand you are dying. And with the knowledge of your own movement toward your final … Continue reading →

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Cancerversary

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Callen Harty

One year ago today, sometime after 2:00 in the morning, I woke up my partner, Brian, and told him I felt I needed to go to the emergency room due to severe abdominal pains. I had just taken three consecutive … Continue reading →

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Elegy for Terri

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Callen Harty

The Irish poets sing for you now, songs of passing and sorrow, lilting tunes that reach the ears of angels and honor the truth of your living. A ghost peers through the window wondering when you might walk past, while … Continue reading →

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On Living

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Callen Harty

While country music is not my favorite style of music there is one crossover song that strikes me every time I hear it. It is Tim McGraw’s song, Live Like You Were Dying. Every time I hear the line, “Someday I … Continue reading →

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Mom Getting Ready

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Callen Harty

The last time I saw my mother she was mostly lucid, her memory seeming fairly sharp, as was her wit. I haven’t been able to get home for a while, but have been getting reports about her health which had … Continue reading →

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On Becoming an Orphan

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Callen Harty

Little boys can have all sorts of unimaginable fears. There can be monsters in the closet or under the bed, temptations of the devil, bullies on the street, bad guys in general, even the horrors of spinach or other foods … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Callen Harty

I am not a revolutionary. I am not an Anarchist. I am not a Communist. I am not a Democrat, Republican, Green, Libertarian, or anything else. I am a political animal because I believe in a society that takes care … Continue reading →

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On Life’s Highway at 55

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Callen Harty

So yesterday I turned 55 years old and am now qualified for senior discounts virtually everywhere I go. The idea of being a “senior” is sort of unreal to me. I just know I am not that old, either physically … Continue reading →

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