QUOTATION DISMEMBERMENT

While it seemed appropriate to write about the upcoming Memorial Day, my attention this week was drawn to thoughts about writing. For over a week now, I’ve been ruminating on and attempting to digest an Opinion piece that appeared in the March 8, 2014 edition of the New York Times.

Initially, the gist of this piece caused me to feel extremely guilt-ridden. So much so that my heart and mind refused to engage my fingers to take action – or as the old proverbial phrase goes I struggled to “put pen to paper”  (or should that be “tips to keys”).

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