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I'm focusing on 'family stories' at the moment. ("A Change of Pace: Family Stories" (11/23/2024))- Category: Family Stories
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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Hope
Life in my mid-60s requires caution that wasn’t necessary in my youth. Considering the alternative, though, being alive is pretty good: even in moments of loss. Miscarriage: Joy (From Ikar.us, via Wikimedia Commons, used w/o permission.) (Kleinstkindergrab, babies’ graves in … Continue reading
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Bioethics and a Three-Parent Baby
A Jordanian couple have a baby boy: who does not have a lethal genetic disorder, thanks to DNA transplanted from a third person. Four of his siblings did not survive the procedure. I’ll be talking about the decisions involved in … Continue reading
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Polio, Zika, and Using Our Brains
Polio is back in Nigeria: only two cases that we know of; which isn’t particularly comforting, since most folks with polio have no symptoms. The good news is that vaccines are available: and may get to most of those who … Continue reading
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Temperance, Catholic Style
(From O. Herford, via Life Magazine/Wikipedia, used w/o permission.) (“Life” magazine, Demon Rum, and Matthew 12:45: June 26, 1919.) My household is “dry:” there’s no beer in the fridge, wine in a rack, or whiskey on a shelf. That’s partly … Continue reading
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One Saturday Afternoon in Minnesota
(“Vastness” – posters, art prints, greeting cards, and postcards available on DeviantArt.com.) I’m getting perilously close to writing the first post for A Catholic Citizen in America’s re-launch. I’d come down with ‘nothing serious’ when the folks who run my … Continue reading
