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Smoke in the Shape of Open Arms
Thursday, August 1st, 4:43 – 5:13 a.m.: prayer propped up in bed next to sleeping Kathy. While I did my usual Zen-Christian thing—trying to let the thought-monkeys swing around my mind-tree without...
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Watching the Clock Rock Evenly
At my back I always hear time’s winged chariot hurrying near. “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell Most of the news is still fresh to me. I’ll read it. I promise. If you know me personally, prepare...
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The General Dance
When we are alone on a starlit night; when by chance we see the migrating birds of autumn descending on a grove of junipers to rest and eat; when we see children in a moment when they are really...
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Kilimanjaro Dancing on the Head of a Pin
Elena a couple weeks ago “Who would have ever thought we would get to this day and that it would be so joyful?” wife Kathy said from the kitchen doorway. Her question embraced me so completely that I...
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An Embarrassing Measure of Blessing
Baby Crash, who must be fed. A Saturday morning routine has taken hold by surprise. As Kathy and I wake up at leisure—the one day that doesn’t begin with the aria of Bach’s Goldberg Variations set as...
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The Song of a Frozen Thrush
I was getting cherry tomatoes from the basement freezer to make marinara sauce when I remembered a karmic coincidence. It happened a few years ago and was so unlikely and sacred that I took the bizarre...
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Micro-Post: The Gentle Death of Anton Chekhov
(Note: This is the first in an ongoing series of short pieces–micro-posts–on stories/information of interest to nappers. I hope to offer a quick, entertaining read.) Anton Chekhov (Credit: Wikipedia)...
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A Tri-Phasic Man at 4:30 A.M.
A couple years ago I read somewhere that human beings are wired to be bi-phasic sleepers. Our bodies want to have one long stretch of sleep at night and a nap in the afternoon. In recent months I’ve...
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Belated Happy National Napping Day!
Belated Happy National Napping Day! Blogger’s Note: I had this post almost ready to go yesterday. Events conspired against me, though. Since A Napper’s Companion is thus far a gratis gig, the...
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Churchill’s Black Dog and Pink Silk
Blogger’s Note: This post appeared in 2013, during the first few months of A Napper’s Companion. If you enjoy this and other offerings on this blog, please consider subscribing by sharing your email...
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