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Alison McBain
Sep 29, 2021
Hull Breached — One Minute Poetry
Hull Breached — One Minute Poetry
A scifaiku (speculative haiku)
Roxanne Barbour
May 10, 2022
The Blue Kitchen
The Blue Kitchen
a poem
Lise Colas
May 9, 2022
Hankering for happy endings
Hankering for happy endings
Lent Day 39
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Apr 15, 2022
Concert nostalgia
Concert nostalgia
I woke up feeling musically nostalgic today. What are your 10 concert stories?
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
May 15
Lent Day 8: Is the Golden Rule a quid pro quo?
Lent Day 8: Is the Golden Rule a quid pro quo?
Tony Orlando and Dawn performed a song called “Knock Three Times” The refrain is:
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Mar 2
Lent Day 3: Good timing, bad timing
Lent Day 3: Good timing, bad timing
This was the first time I’d heard about Matthias being the 13th disciple to take the place of Judas who ended up ratting out Jesus and then…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Mar 1
Lent Day 5: Keep moving forward
Lent Day 5: Keep moving forward
One thing I’ve learned about myself is that I have a knack for negotiating through obstacle mazes by being patient.
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Mar 1
Lent Day 6: Forgive our debtors
Lent Day 6: Forgive our debtors
I grew up with “Superman’s American Way” pounded into my head from the moment I looked up from the hospital bassinet. You know, “faster…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Mar 1
Lent Day 1: Back into the swing of things
Lent Day 1: Back into the swing of things
I’ve been missing 40 Days 40 Writes which is the main secret to my prolific writing success. Receiving a prompt each morning gets my…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Feb 22
Has anyone seen my keys?
Has anyone seen my keys?
Have you ever tried to change an email address on a website? It’s a little thing, but so far, I’ve spent 45 minutes trying to change my…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 17, 2022
What I’ve learned about literary agents
What I’ve learned about literary agents
How many times have you assumed someone was going to complete a task but didn’t? The more middle people involved in a project, the more…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 16, 2022
What I’ve learned about traditional publishing
What I’ve learned about traditional publishing
My Beyond Heart Mountain memoir project was 30 years in the making. The process has been incremental, and I didn’t dream a newspaper column…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 15, 2022
Food for Thought
Food for Thought
An appendix to The Lizard of Oz
Richard Seltzer
Aug 15, 2022
Google protects me from myself and makes life more complicated
Google protects me from myself and makes life more complicated
Just because I was in a chat session about a question about website domain names doesn’t mean the advice I received was accurate. I’ve been…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 13, 2022
Keeping promises is optional
Keeping promises is optional
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time in my car driving around Wyoming to “Beyond Heart Mountain” book gigs. The life of an indie artist…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 12, 2022
Always be unprepared
Always be unprepared
I never know what to expect. Last night I was at the Sidekicks Books and Wine Bar in downtown Rock Springs, Wyoming, giving a “Beyond Heart…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 11, 2022
You can pick your friends but not your neighbors
You can pick your friends but not your neighbors
Over the years, I’ve met thousands of people and worked in various capacities with hundreds. Out of all those, two have rubbed me the wrong…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 9, 2022
There are no do-overs
There are no do-overs
I don’t ask for second chances.
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 8, 2022
The Lizard of Oz: Chapter Twenty-Seven
The Lizard of Oz: Chapter Twenty-Seven
Winthrop
Richard Seltzer
Aug 8, 2022
Grassroots hospital privatization
Grassroots hospital privatization
I’m writing a new book entitled “Beyond My Bed Pan” (working title). It’s about my experiences with the health care system spanning 69…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 6, 2022
Traveling by myself, but not alone
Traveling by myself, but not alone
I’m an introvert, INFP, to be exact. The acronym stands for (I)ntroverted, I(N)tuitive, (F)feeling, (P)erceiving. Generally, that…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 4, 2022
Saving a random person’s life in Gillette, Wyoming
Saving a random person’s life in Gillette, Wyoming
My first job was in Gillette, Wyoming. I had no job skills when I graduated from Hastings College in 1975 with degrees in environmental…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 3, 2022
Economic Stabilizers: Baby Boomers and minimum-wage earners
Economic Stabilizers: Baby Boomers and minimum-wage earners
There’s been a lot of banter among the economic talking heads arguing about whether we’re in a recession. My takeaway from all that is the…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 2, 2022
Housemates gave me an appreciation for jerks
Housemates gave me an appreciation for jerks
When I first came to Boulder, I was a short-timer because the project I completed was supposed to be a one-time event. I worked with a…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Aug 1, 2022
The Lizard of Oz: Chapter Twenty-Six
The Lizard of Oz: Chapter Twenty-Six
The Great Dragon of Ome
Richard Seltzer
Aug 1, 2022
Maybe Ellen wants a copy of my book
Maybe Ellen wants a copy of my book
Michelle Obama tweeted on July 22nd that she had a new book out. On the first day, she sold 877,000 copies. I have this wild dream that one…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Jul 30, 2022
No such thing as fair
No such thing as fair
What’s unfair? The better question is, “what is fair?” I heard Kevin Costner’s John Dutton character in Yellowstone say, “Let me tell you…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Jul 29, 2022
EV driving turned me into a petty thief
EV driving turned me into a petty thief
I wrote yesterday that driving an electric vehicle (EV) slowed down my life. Breaking the speed limit was one bad habit I left in the…
Alan O'Hashi, Views from Behind the Lens
Jul 28, 2022
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