Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: World Trade Center

  • A man and a woman held hands on the way down

    The image from 9/11 that is forever seared in my consciousness:   Two figures are suspended in the air holding hands The tie on one of them flips up into his face And his arm is outstretched As if he is trying to grab hold of  the wind. The other figure is wearing high heels and…

  • In memoriam

    I’ve been kind of sad all day, thinking about the terrible events of September 11, 2001. It’s strange, some years I’ve said something about it on this blog, and some I haven’t.  For some reason this year it’s been on my mind. Dianne talked about what she was doing that day, as have some other…

  • 9/11

    I wanted to post something in remembrance of this day three years ago. I will never forget it for as long as I live. I will never forget the huge, gaping hole that it has left in the fabric of our nation’s soul. I will never forget the people who died that day, and who…