Grand Californian
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Odd Company
You hang with questionable companions: loneliness, suspicion, fear, anger, hurt… Why cultivate such company?With these kinds of friends,who needs enemies? Say, then,"I've lost interest in you.I have a life to live,and you're taking uptoo much time and… Continue reading
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At the Gates
Finally,standing at the pearly gates–well, actually more like brushed nickel–I see God approaching from the other side,carrying a branding iron. "Next,"says Peter,not even looking up from his iPad spreadsheet. I'm next,but I look around;maybe I should let the lady behind… Continue reading
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Failure
Success buildson the rubble of repeated failure. No collapsed venture is wasted. Art, relationship, occupation–it's all the same:only those who gleefully fail,succeed. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Texting
A billion text messagewill be sent today.Gather them togetherand weigh their worth.What has been said, really? The next text you send,let it have meaning.Your next post to Facebook–wait until you're ready to speaksome measure of truthdeep from the heart.Your next… Continue reading
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The Empty Glass
"This is me," he said,picking up the glass and holding it,bottom side up,in the air between them;"Completely empty." Post-divorce,released from his job,out of his foreclosed home,zero-balanced in all accounts:"Emp-tee."He righted the glass and set it back on the table. "My… Continue reading
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Stained Glass
The sanctuaryhas never glowedwith such cool beauty. The restored rainbow of western windowsburns with unnatural intensity,set ablaze by the setting sun. Fans swirl chill airover and around us.Awe is worship,is wonder. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading