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This is a completed story. A Gypsy Among Gypsies is the story of my nomadic adolescence, living by my wits in the age of sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll. While American youth were growing their hair, experimenting with psychotropic drugs and protesting the Vietnam War, I was running for my life to Alaska, hoping to outdistance my troubled past and vanquish the demons in my head. I knew my past was dark, but I did not know it all. The storyline is a progressive quest for adventure, self-discovery, and enlightenment with more twists and turns than a Texas sidewinder: from a six-month cruise in the Caribbean to a county jail in California; from a cabin in the Sierra Nevada to a remote river camp in the Trinity Mountains; from the Aleutian Islands to Hawaii. Wrapped in a riddle with psychological and paranormal overtones, the story embodies the adolescent spirit of romance, rebellion and idealism, and celebrates the contention that given even less than half a chance, life not only endures...it prevails.

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There came a specific moment when I knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.

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Is this generic? I am exploring religion and trying to figure out what I think. This is one of the darker ones.

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I went to a workshop, and meet this young woman. She is from Puerto Rice and has not yet master English Writing skills. As I was sitting in the workshop feeling out of place I began to wonder where I belonged. Then we were given an assignment to write an outline for our essays. I noticed right away the young woman seemed to be having difficulty getting started. Something that seems so natural to me as a writer is rather difficult for her. I asked if I could help, and she said yes, please. I asked her a few questions to help her get started then about 1/2 way through the outline she suddenly took off and ran with the assignment. The workshop was on service learning. When I walked in the door I had no idea what I was up for. By the end I had received much more than I had given.

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An account of a woman's twelve-month ordeal that began with a child's birthday party. Life deals her some unexpected blows and upsets her will to live as demons dance in and out of her consciousness.

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I was listening to John Coltrane's immortal disc "A Love Supreme", and decided to add a poetic twist. During the time of this record, Coltrane was going through a spiritual awakening...this is my take on it.

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Humans weave myths. Individuals and societies use such stories as guideposts or points of departure. There are few that address a future with climate change.---- For 1200 years Hopi elders have warned that man’s Fourth Cycle is drawing to a close. Climate refugees and water rights are rivers the Stolzfus clan navigates as our Earth warms. The root (a sort of over-soul transcendent of individual life) of Crazy Horse (Tasunke Witko) balks at a new offer to incarnate.---- Settings: Pennsylvania’s Amish/Mennonite farmlands, the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and Io, first among Jupiter’s moons.

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Okay, I'm getting back on track. Much of what is to come is already written... I just seem to be having a hard time with the weeks between Amarillo and OK City, and the first half of the trip to OK City. I'm not sure why, except perhaps this time was just so ordinary. Thanks for continuing to stay with me while I struggle through this part!

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If we dare to dream big dreams the sky is the limit. If we choose to dream small dreams the sky is the limit. Eternity/sky awaits and welcomes us all in the end.

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This is the first of i think three parts. I am trying to figure how to break it up. The story is about a rural County divided into four sections. The events in this particular part of the story set up the rest of the story. There is a lot of meanness with ignorance and isolation. Please, see for yourself.

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Sometimes, it takes a child's faith to get an answer from God. Sometimes, it takes a child's love to go around the world. Sometimes, It takes a child's heart to bring peace. Sometimes, it takes one moment in time to change people's hearts. Sometimes, it takes a mustard seed to change the mountains of the world.

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