Category Archives: Friendship

The Final Journey, Part One

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Gavin Stevens

By the time I was born in April 1945, Bob Weiss had already fought for the Allies in Europe and won a Silver Star in the small French town of Mortain.  How much of his further ‘travels’ throughout Europe courtesy of … Continue reading →

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Trips Around The Sun

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Gavin Stevens

It is early morning on another new year’s day.  This is my 70th celebration of a new year, my 71st year in residence on Sol’s third planet – the one we call Earth.  Several of my annual trips around this sun have been notable from my … Continue reading →

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The Blessings Of The Rural Mailbox

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

“Derek watched her car vanish into the mist, then set off to finish his trek.  He listened to the rain gush, listened as it turned into a steady patter, into muttered tinklings, into occasional drops, and, finally, into the quiet … Continue reading →

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The Simple Gifts Are Best

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

We went to our best friends’ home for dinner last night and had a wonderful time.  Due to all of the things that begin happening at our age, we hadn’t gotten together for several months and all of us were … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, But Not Farewell

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

The old man smiled.  “I shall not die of a cold, my son.  I shall die of having lived.” Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop   “They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their … Continue reading →

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Dear Bob:

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

There is a song by Rodney Crowell entitled “Things I Wish I’d Said” that ends with this couplet: No, I don’t have to live in dread Over things I wish I’d said You probably never heard of Rodney Crowell, or, … Continue reading →

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The Nature Of Friendship

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

“And in that moment, he was finally able to accept it all.  In the deepest recesses of his soul, Tsukuru Tazaki understood.  One heart is not connected to another through harmony alone.  They are, instead, linked deeply through their wounds.  … Continue reading →

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The Children’s Hour

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day’s occupations, That is known as the Children’s Hour. I hear in the chamber above me The patter of little feet, The … Continue reading →

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A Night At The Theater

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

I no longer practice law and have discovered great joy in retirement.  It isn’t that I didn’t like the practice of law; in fact, I enjoyed it a great deal for over 40 years.  But law practice comes with a … Continue reading →

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The Path To Inevitability

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Gavin Stevens

A decade or so ago, a good friend, David, died of cancer.  He was first diagnosed with lung cancer and operated upon immediately to remove the offending portion of his lung.  The doctors were optimistic following the surgery and he followed their … Continue reading →

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