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The Ghostening: The Conclusion
And now…the very-not-thrilling, definitely-embarrassing, totally disappointing conclusionPhoto by Lukas Neasi on UnsplashThis is part four of four. Read part one here, part two here, and part three...
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Oh, No.
Dispatches from the Underground deals with a very difficult loss, wonders why the September forecast was so bad, and brings us back to the…Continue reading on Monadnock Underground »
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It’s a Shinto Thing
Alone in a foreign land with kids, unable to speak the language, I am swept into a whole other unexpected worldAuthor photo.The night before, the luxury had seemed fun. After moving sleeping kids from...
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…The More Things Stay the Same
Part One of a new fiction serial from debut author Stephen M. Atherton, Jr.Courtesy Millwards Antiques, Ltd.I don’t know why I keep thinking that the place is going to be different each time I come...
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Scrolling Meditation
How I overcame social media addiction beyond mere avoidanceContinue reading on Monadnock Underground »
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October Outlook: Bite Like Lightning
We’ve got spring in the fall, darkness before the dawn, a hint of justice, and the promise of gentleness to comeContinue reading on Monadnock Underground »
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…The More Things Stay the Same, Part 2
Stephen Atherton’s gripping serial drama continues with a white-knuckle second installmentPhoto by Daan Stevens on UnsplashPart One can be read here.The hum and sigh of the life-support machinery fills...
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Season of Mist
A triumphant ode to autumn from a New England expatriate in the SouthDiLoreto photo.I miss Autumns. There is magic to autumns — real ones, not like what we get here in Florida. I’m talking real Falls,...
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…The More Things Stay the Same, Part 3
Stephen Atherton’s dramatic tale continues.Photo by Angelo Abear on UnsplashDaddy takes his medicine. He sips his water after every third or fourth pill.Read Part 1 here.Read Part 2 here.…The More...
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The Mountain and the Church
A PoemPhoto by Jan Kopřiva on UnsplashAt the foot of a mountain stands a church. In the morning, the church’s shadow obscures the low-lying trees. As the sun passes above, the mountain’s claims...
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The Walking Lyndsey
The awkward circle of life goes round in the cemeteryDiLoreto photo.I swear the only exercise she takes is on her solitary walks in the local cemetery by my house, a thin, pale spectre amongst...
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An Englishman Alone on a Pacific Island
On the beach with no memory or help, a man dreams of home and swims for the lightPhoto by Sebastien on UnsplashOn the day before, an Englishman in India began his journey back to London. Today he woke...
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…The More Things Stay the Same, Part 4
Stephen Atherton’s haunting tale of slow-rolling sorrow continuesPhoto by Alvin Leopold on UnsplashRead Part 1 here.Read Part 2 here.Read Part 3 here.We say some things to each other, Daddy and I. The...
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…The More Things Stay the Same, Part 5
Stephen Atherton’s gut-wrenching dramatic fiction series concludesPhoto by Szilvia Basso on UnsplashRead Part 1 here.Read Part 2 here.Read Part 3 here.Read Part 4 here.Almost in my driveway, I’m...
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November Outlook: Passing Water in the Time of Monsters
Hold off for now on that year-end reflection—there’s miles to go before we sleepContinue reading on Monadnock Underground »
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10 Year Old Eyeliner
10-Year-Old EyelinerA Review of Emo-Night BostonPhoto by Mikail Duran on UnsplashIt was four years into our relationship and two months into our marriage when I finally introduced my wife to my...
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Crafting Virtue
It’s not just what gets made, but what the act of making does to the makerAuthor photo.Note: Dan Szczesny is an award-winning New Hampshire journalist, author, and speaker. His latest work, The White...
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She Runs With Daydreams
Photo from jeremiahpeters.comShe runs with daydreams to places she’s never seen when a mundane moment decides to linger. Her world, not feet away, fades into a growing distance, a chasm separates what...
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She’s Leaving Home
Getting what we need is always bittersweetPhoto by Sasha Freemind on UnsplashLeaving home hurt.The thing about home is that it’s warm and completing, but it’s so hard to grow within it.I had my...
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L’ange
The haunting of an old man fantasizing on the precipiceContinue reading on Monadnock Underground »
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