Monthly Archives: June 2010

Ed and Ikaika’s 5 Minute Writing Spree

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Ed Medley

In 1988 I was teaching and tutoring, while also picking up the odd engineering consulting jobs and helping men die. One of my students was Ikaika, a boy who had difficulty writing. In my diary for March 11 1988, I … Continue reading →

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Prayertouch

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Ed Medley

window lines frame white light floods your silence while talking to God you touched my love making a trinity of sorts [At Hui Aloha Church, Kaupo, Maui] Honolulu July 26 1987

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Pasha

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Ed Medley

Pasha, your funny little guy conjuring mane braids; curious and peeking. hide-and-seeking; and impishly leading the Other Man on a chase.

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Envying (Unwanted) Stretching Boy

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Ed Medley

Some 25 years ago I was very keen on yoga. I was partial to Iyengar yoga, which features asanas, or poses, requiring strength, stamina and discipline, particularly in the standing asanas. But I was that sort of guy in those … Continue reading →

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Tung Fuk, Wankers, and Fucking

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Ed Medley

Before you get huffy and shocked with what you deem my coarse language, calm yourself. Tung Fuk, Wankers Corner and Fucking are the names of communities I have visited in my travels.

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Hurrahs! for Abby

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Ed Medley

Sixteeen year old Abby Sunderland did not quite make it around the world in her sail boat because she lost much of her mast in a storm-swelled seas in the long, wide bit of the Indian Ocean. Many think it … Continue reading →

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The Nights I Fly

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Ed Medley

There are nights when I fly. Really: I fly in my dreams. There I be, a hero in an adventure, often leading others; or sometimes just doing a solo stint – and I think “Time to fly”, and up I … Continue reading →

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