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  • Boundaries

    Last nightas I lay awake thinking about work,I finally took a stand: "Look, work," I said,"enough is enough.I will give you my daylight hours;I will allow you to consume my consciousnessfor ten or more hours each day,but that is all.You… Continue reading

  • Limits

    Last night I dreamt of flying,but could only do sowithin the confines of my living room. Even the green and yellow parakeet,within her cage,can fly. Even the iridescent blue betta,within his gallon tank,can swim. Even the cane-enabled old lady,within the… Continue reading

  • No Entry

    What are our limits?How will we recognize them? The award-winner speaks from the platform:"If you can dream it, you can do it!" But I think of all the dreamers–including women and men I know and love–whose dreams remained unfulfilled. No… Continue reading

  • Keeping Up

    "You have to e-mail," they said.So I started e-mailing. "E-mailing isn't enough," they said."You have to blog."So I started blogging, too. "E-mailing and blogging aren't enough," they said."You have to learn to Facebook." So I began Facebooking,along with e-mailing and… Continue reading

  • The Next Rise

    "Over the next riselies the summit":This I tell myself daily. Yet after each rise,rises yet another,and after that,another. My legs falter.My will weakens.  Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.    Continue reading