‘Isn’t it pretty to think so.’

In Hemingway’s poignant words, the sorrow of lost possibilities is tempered with a flicker of hope, suggesting that while the past may be irretrievable, the future still holds the potential for new joys.

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Autumn casts its annual magic spell

Back in the mid-1990s, I wrote an Opinion column for the Beacon newspapers in Massachusetts. Every now and then, I will revisit and share some of those articles here—particularly the ones that still resonate.

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