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I sometimes escape into the realms of the fantastical as refuge from a troubled reality I cannot control. I have accessed this secr...

Attending a conference a straight shot from the Mid West to the East Coast having navigated the mountains of Pennsylvania and investe...

Road to Damascus , a photo by []Aaroneous Monk[] on Flickr. I snapped this photo of Anya today while we were playing on her brother’s be...

Reality floated into view: an inexplicable undulating mass pulsing and sparking,  pregnant with mystery. Scared out of my mind I sei...

Neighbor's Flower Garden , a photo by []Aaroneous Monk[] on Flickr. On the way out of the hospital today the Muzak playing overhead ca...

Have you ever wondered what goes on in little minds that have not yet developed to the point they can effectively communicate what they ar...

Commute Impressionism , a photo by []Aaroneous Monk[] on Flickr. I've recently come to make a habit of taking pictures on my commute...

The Birds , a photo by []Aaroneous Monk[] on Flickr. I saw a "murmuration" over a massive conglomeration of rice paddies in So...

The Wizard of Oz , a photo by []Aaroneous Monk[] on Flickr. While reading some political commentary from a Right-ward leaning friend tod...

I learned tonight that R.E.M. is disbanding.  The flood of memories that have come with that revelation have been almost overwhelming.  I m...

Vespers , a photo by []Aaroneous Monk[] on Flickr. I attended the Saturday Vespers service at St. Gregory of Nyssa Orthodox Church last ...

Drawing Pictures in the Dark , a photo by []Aaroneous Monk[] on Flickr. Most nights I lay with Elias after our bedtime ritual until he f...

In the Slanted Lands where only shadows grow lies the Night Kastle Asleep in the parapet lies little Kramer Krow high in his perch...

They’re gardening boots now Stained only with the dirt Of my small raised garden Seeds unsealed from plastic Await a proper buri...

"The Good Earth" comes to mind As I mow my yard and think of “the land” This is my land and it’s not much But I work it with...

Sunday morning I was on call and the workload was mercifully light which allowed me to head home just after the noon hour. At home I was pr...

I thought I saw the Theotokos walking the halls of the hospital where I work, her face dark, warm, and glowing with an inner...

The Country Shed Originally uploaded by []Aaroneous Monk[] Some time in the mid 90’s the so-called “bypass” in Marion Indiana was being w...

30 April 2009 This past week I’ve been in the process of clearing from Ft. Campbell in order to begin a new life sans military. It is a...

Creche Originally uploaded by []Aaroneous Monk[] This is the second year in a row we've visited a Live Nativity at a church down the roa...