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Tales told by the light of flashbacks

January 13, 2008

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My neighbor’s been having flashbacks.  He figured his war was over 60 years ago: he fought it, he won it, it was done.  But here it comes again, in full technicolor, and this time it’s fighting him.  These dreams are not abstract or symbolic in any way.  They’re detailed, accurate replays of real experiences, and for him, it’s the same […]

Winter lake

January 12, 2008

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Artist Betty Beeby, who’s been intimately acquainted with Torch Lake for a long time, remembers a night when cold descended so suddenly that the lake froze without a ripple.  The next morning skaters moved over the glassy surface, chasing their own shadows across the sandy bottom as fish swam far below them.  Betty pulled her easel and […]

New construction

January 10, 2008

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I was so impressed by the community news site in Davidson, North Carolina, that I decided to build something similar – on a much smaller scale of course – right here in Torch Lake Township, Michigan.  Note to Zoning Administrator Bill Briggs:  Do I need to have this site plan approved???