Category Archives: Announcements

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Odetta and Maxine

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Llyn De Danaan

Top: Odetta at Maxine Mimms 80th birthday party, December 8, 2008 (Photo: De Danaan) Bottom: Maxine Mimms at home on Oyster Bay, 2010 (Photo: De Danaan) ODETTA and MAXINE by LLyn De Danaan Nearly three decades following the launch of … Continue reading →

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The Pop Tart of American Politics: Why Voting for Trump is like Voting for a Tube of Colgate Toothpaste

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Llyn De Danaan

What you stand for is not what you symbolize. It is possible to stand for nothing and be a powerful symbol.  The lesson of Trump   Gorgeous George During my youth, I often visited my Aunt Dorothy in McArthur, Ohio. … Continue reading →

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Shireland

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Llyn De Danaan

SHIRELAND How all that is solid melts and things fall apart And How one small person can make a difference ByLlyn De Danaan2024 “Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we are told … Continue reading →

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HANGING

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Llyn De Danaan

He was back from Vietnam before Christmas that year.  A Marine. His smile was rictus-like. That is, his teeth were clenched and his jaw muscles tight, so that the smile, if that was what it was, appeared sinister.  He moved awkwardly, talked … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Ashes

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Llyn De Danaan

February 19, 2024 I’m a bit early with my remembering of Mother’s passing. It was 2009, March 2. In October of that year, close friends Karen James and Candace Sweet accompanied me on a road trip to New Mexico.  Mother loved … Continue reading →

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HISTORY WITH DOGS

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Llyn De Danaan

February 19, 2024 Draft Photographs: Dr. Louanna Pettay (above) and Lillith in McArthur, Ohio visiting Aunt Dorothy PART I Mac Alpine ‘s Brigadoon MacTavish was a registered AKC Scottie dog, born in Beavercreek, Ohio. I had recently seen Brigadoon on … Continue reading →

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Politics

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Llyn De Danaan

The Fallen Herd No thunder and clatter,The shape of their mournful low Drifts over them. A feckless dog, Red tongue lolling, spouting drivel, Got them here. Where there is naught but bristlegrass and vetch. A shabby longing, and the dog, … Continue reading →

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ODETTA and MAXINE

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Llyn De Danaan

Llyn De Danaan Odetta at Maxine Mimms’ 80th birthday party (De Danaan) Maxine Mimms on Oyster Bay, 2010 (De Danaan) ODETTA and MAXINE      by  LLyn De Danaan “Nearly three decades following the launch of her career in folk song, in 1982 Odetta … Continue reading →

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TOE

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Llyn De Danaan

TOE The somatization of despair Prologue When I was a small child, my family drove past an imposing brick building on our way home to Dayton , Ohio from Columbus. This was called, when I was a child, The Ohio … Continue reading →

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BUNGLE

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Llyn De Danaan

Without going into the details and ideology of the birth chart, you must know, in order to understand Janine’s life, a few basics. Those who read the stars, sometimes for a living, determine one’s zodiac sign and the placement of … Continue reading →

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