 | 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 This blog examines Trump and the…
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| Michael Wray April 5, 2026 |
THE SECRET LIVES OF THINGS (3) SILIVRI REFLECTIONS
“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 22, 2026 |
Where Night Met Day
(This blog is another excerpt from my dream diary, which I introduced in my previous blog, (Zombies!! 06/07/25). I dreamed that I was in Turkey and I got a phone call from an old friend named Peter Parich, whom I haven’t seen since gr. 10, when he moved to Chicago. He told me to go to the window,…
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| Michael Wray July 6, 2025 |
Zombies!!!
Hi, it’s been a while but I’ll get into that later. Let’s just say that I’ve had an elephant sized case of writer’s block. I have lots of new blogs planned but in the meantime, I’d like to share a few stories – well, dreams actually, that I wrote in a dream diary I kept during the first…
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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 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…
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| Michael Wray June 10, 2022 |
The Sweet Spot
“If you’re sad today, just remember that the world is 4.4 billion years old and you somehow managed to live at the same time as David Bowie.” Simon Pegg Long Ago and Far Away My best friend and I often discuss how lucky we both were to have been born in 1960. We are united…