Monthly Archives: January 2011

Katie’s Face

Posted on January 22, 2011 by David Hipschman

Ever since the birth of my first child I have relentlessly questioned whether I have the strength of character, patience, unselfishness and depth of love needed to be a dad. That questioning has been my personal demon, and forced me … Continue reading →

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More Trying Montana – The Last Caboose

Posted on January 18, 2011 by David Hipschman

Here is another piece of Trying Montana, the book I never wrote about the time we spent living in the mountains. This particular essay was the first of the things I wrote after we moved north, and I suppose would … Continue reading →

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More Trying Montana — The Day of The Chickens

Posted on January 17, 2011 by David Hipschman

Here is another part of Trying Montana, the phantom book I never wrote about the time we spent living in the mountains. The Day of the Chickens I was on the telephone, trying to explain about the chickens and about … Continue reading →

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Trying Montana—A House With A Name, A Phantom Book

Posted on January 15, 2011 by David Hipschman

My blog post yesterday entitled The Code of the West, and its reference to the book I never wrote about our time living in Montana, generated some contact from folks who liked what they read. Thanks to all y’all for … Continue reading →

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More Trying Montana —The Code of the West

Posted on January 14, 2011 by David Hipschman

When we lived in Montana I started writing a book that was to be called “Trying Montana,” about our experiences there. I never finished it, although several chapters are complete, and some of those have been recast as essays and … Continue reading →

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Learn to Drive, Or I Wish I Still Had A Squad Car

Posted on January 11, 2011 by David Hipschman

Tonight’s blog is written tired (and maybe just a little cranky) from having driven home just now straight from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Almost nine hours to go some 575 miles. When I lived in Wyoming we used to refer … Continue reading →

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The Catalog of the Lost — The Boy and the Beach

Posted on January 11, 2011 by David Hipschman

Over the years I have lost things that meant a lot to me, and after hope faded despaired of their recovery. Eventually I think of them less frequently, like old lovers, or the summers of my childhood. The catalog of … Continue reading →

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They Might Not Let You Near Your Children

Posted on January 10, 2011 by David Hipschman

I began writing in this space to reconnect with the daily discipline of words, and over the last few days have strayed from my intent to write each day. With a nod to realism I had established for myself the … Continue reading →

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Writers By Name, and Cats

Posted on January 6, 2011 by David Hipschman

I’m thinking about writers tonight, while outside a huge thunderstorm makes me glad I’m now home snug and dry. The thinking about writers thing is because of an architect friend who I saw earlier this evening. I feel smarter in … Continue reading →

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Dread of Writing, Joy of Seeking

Posted on January 5, 2011 by David Hipschman

I realized only today that part of why I launched this blog is as an experiment to revitalize my relationship with writing. Having spent much of my adult life earning a living with words, sometimes a good living and sometimes … Continue reading →

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