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Michael Wray April 11, 2026 |
THE END GAME
“It i̇s hard to see how trump would’ve acted any differently i̇f he were a Russi̇an asset than how he has acted i̇n the fi̇rst 100 days of hi̇s second term.” – Ivo Dalder, former ambassador to Nato under President Barrack Obama SAYING THE UGLY PARTS OUT LOUD…
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Michael Wray April 5, 2026 |
THE SECRET LIVES OF THINGS (3) SILIVRI
“Every encounter between a person and an object contains a story” – From the Netflix series, The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk Beginnings Several years ago, I began a series of blogs about some of the artworks that adorn my home. I shared the stories behind the pieces, what they mean to me, and what…
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Michael Wray February 17, 2024 |
The Fire Next Time
Broken sky, torn blue. No hail of comets but the dinosaurs shall fall again. You and I, friend, shall fall. Again the world shall shake and heave, the sea all stained and muddy will cast up its dead and the once seamless firmament will tear its stitches. Uproot the trees and rend the Earth yet nature…
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Michael Wray November 13, 2023 |
The Dangers of Binary Thinking
The Death Of Nuance Of all the many memes that are circulating in response to the war in Gaza today, one of them that caught my greatest attention was the following: Yet it seems that there is no longer room for equivocation in today’s world of black and white responses to religious, social, moral, or political issues. You’re…
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Michael Wray September 19, 2023 |
A PERFECT TURKISH MOMENT
WHY TURKEY? Whenever I visit my homeland, Canada, I inevitably get asked what’s so special about Turkey that I was willing to leave my family and friends and a country that ranks 14th on the list of happiest countries in the world. I explain the great appeal for me of living in a country with such an incredibly…
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Michael Wray July 26, 2023 |
Flat Earth
Thank God the world’s not flat and past mistakes can sink far away behind the curve of the Earth. Cities fall away and are replaced by countryside. Skyscrapers and smokestacks give way to trees and rolling green hills. Imagine a flat Earth Where everything forms the backdrop to everything else. Where the Manhattan skyline is silhouetted against the…
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Michael Wray June 9, 2023 |
The Poisoned Chalice
There was once a kingdom divided upon itself, where two dukes sought a coveted chalice. This chalice, said to possess magical powers, was believed to be the key to uniting their land and bringing prosperity and respect to their people. Little did they know that the chalice held a dark secret: the poison of insurmountable problems that could…
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Michael Wray May 1, 2023 |
AFTERMATH
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back At the dawn of 2023, I was feeling that things in the world had been showing signs of improvement. First and foremost, at great sacrifice to its people and infrastructure, Ukraine had managed to repel the invading Russians from its heartland and seemed poised to launch an effective counter-offensive to its east…
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Michael Wray March 9, 2023 |
GREEN TURNS TO BROWN
Time, he’s waiting in the wingsHe speaks of senseless thingsHis script is you and me, boy Time – David Bowie Now and Then I’ve been thinking a lot about the relativity of time lately – as one does upon reaching a certain age or point in one’s life. How the summer days seemed endless as a schoolboy,…
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Michael Wray February 6, 2023 |
Earthquake in Turkey, February 6th, 2023
Not Again! In Turkey the Unthinkable has happened again – a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the southeastern part of the country and Northern Syria at 4:17 a.m. last night, leaving more than 60,000 dead at the latest count. It is the strongest earthquake to have hit the country since 1999 when almost 20,000 people lost their lives…