Author: dgshipton
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Standing with Vultures
They circle over the corpse, hovering with anticipation. Their goal is to rip and tear and take what they can. To divide it among their plump-filled bodies. Like pirates who divide their plunder they press ever closer. I stand in the heat of the moment like Anigone in the hot Greek sun trying to bury…
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Looking Ahead with Anticipation
Major changes have been coming in my life, as I leave my long position and community I’ve lived in for nearly two decades. Yet, recent days have brought many new opportunities I hadn’t been bold enough to pursue. I’ve dabbled in writing for some time, but now I see opportunities to write open up. I’m…
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A Snow Hunt
“It isn’t a fit night out there for man nor beast- Yukon Cornelius The words from “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer came to mind when my buddy asked me to go hunting one late December morning. We hadn’t been able to get out in the field as often as we had hoped, because work was keeping…
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Closing A Chapter Opens A New
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Thoughts after the closing service of our church this past weekend: Like shadows I see children running around the empty room. I hear laughter in the silence. I smell the savory essence and sweet spices of meals shared through the years. The sharing of stories of family events and accomplishments shared in prayer and celebration…
Shippy Woods 