Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

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The Long Goodbye
Turning points

The Long Goodbye

Grieving, not mourning

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Most of us live purposeful, contiguous, continuous lives. We do X in the hope of accomplishing Y. Life may intervene and cause us to reach Z instead, but at that point we can take a decision. Do we strive to get back on track to Y, or accept Z, or plan for something else entirely? The point is, we live in the present, b…

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