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Poems from Pakistan PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 27 November 2007

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Some lines from my poetic experience as a US expatriate in Pakistan.

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Poems from Kenilworth, DC PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 07 September 2006

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Some lines from my experience as a white man in Kenilworth, DC.

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Poems on Faith PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 07 September 2006
Some lines on my spiritual perception of the world.
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Talking Black PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 08 September 2006

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Growing up in the urban black culture of Kenilworth, my siblings and I looked like rural Amish Mennonites but didn't always talk that way.

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Working With Your Hands? PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 August 2006

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Some thoughts on writing as work, and the attitude toward work passed down to me by my father (a preacher) and grandfather (a farmer).  Published in Divided City , spring 2006.

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Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Dodge Caravan PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 17 November 2006

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"What's the son of an Amish-Mennonite reverend doing in Kenilworth Courts?  Going after kiddie car thieves."

Cover story I wrote for the Nov. 17, 2006 edition of the Washington City Paper, DC's alternative weekly.  Lots of street-level action of my activism combating the spike in stolen auto joyriding in Kenilworth 2003 - 2006, with parallels to my father's experience in Kenilworth.

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The Siren Call of Disaster At Our Door PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 08 September 2006

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Examining the the urban 'hood culture's fascination with catastrophe.  Published in The Washington Post, February 12, 2004.

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Where a Puddle Persists, Lotuses Bloom PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 08 September 2006

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A water leak from an underground pipe running through a Kenilworth meadow grows an unexpected delight.  Published in The Washington Post, October 27, 2005.

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Fleeting View: my take on Islamabad life PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 15 June 2007

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During March and April 2007 I had a run of columns published in Dawn - a Pakistani English-language newspaper - one a week in their Saturday edition.  They were short pieces featuring something I found interesting about Islamabad life and accompanied by an original photo.  Inside you can find all eight of these slices of Pakistani life.

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