North of Nowhere – Bridging Different Worlds

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  • Ejected

    I can finally tell the tale. They say dead men tell no tales and that day I was alive and dead at the same time; being alive won. I was… Read more

  • Kansas City Commodities Report

    The paths we follow in life often spring from a series of personal decisions. Some are so small that they go unnoticed while the bigger ones are plain to see.… Read more

  • Drogonfly

    The beauty and magic of a rainbow fascinates many people. They look for them, going out of their way to point one out. To some, rainbows promise that the worst… Read more

  • When Wheat Was Taller

    Once, a very old man, who could have been mistaken for a more animated sibling to an ancient Egyptian mummy, said that the last time he had seen me I… Read more

  • SYNTAX ERROR for Christmas

    There isn’t a word in the English language that accurately matched my father’s feelings about computers, but let’s settle on the word “detest”. You can use the word “hate”, but… Read more

  • Facing the Reaper

    Most of the time our days focus on what is immediately in front of us, with the trivial and frustrating as its highlights. A coffee spill as we stop short… Read more

  • Harvest Moon

    A lot of the rural life does not see much excitement, especially where I grew up in the “middle of nowhere” USA. It was a big deal when a local… Read more

  • The Choice

    People’s lives, despite their choices, usually follow a general direction, a slightly wavy but for all intents straight line. What we ate for lunch yesterday is one of those minor… Read more

  • There Will Come Dark Rains

    Most of the time, thunderstorms are just a nuisance. They postpone the feasts for ants at picnics, make convertible owners scramble to put up the top on their rides, and… Read more

  • Holy, Holy, Holy!

    My mother maintained a reverently religious household and is convinced to this day that I teeter on the razor’s edge of falling from grace. While I admit that I do… Read more

Welcome to Echoes of
Another Time!

Life for some can be an adventure and that is what my writing is about. I will take you on a journey to places now in the past or in another country. The posts will lend perspective to life from the view of different cultures and lifestyles. I hope you will find it rewarding.

I grew up on a small country family farm and now work in Information Technology in a large urban setting. Part educator, essayist, photographer, and general adventurer, I’m making the most that live offers and I hope I can take you along in my writings.

– Mason Shaw

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