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  • Black Blizzard

    As a child in Eastern Colorado in 1977, I experienced what it was like to have lived in the 1930s Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl during The Great Depression was… Read more

  • So, Who’s Died Lately?

    Every time I talk with my mother on the phone, the conversation turns to who has died in the community since the last conversation. That grim, and some would say… Read more

  • Still Practicing After All These Years

    Many people can identify a key person who made a difference and influenced their lives. But what about those who may have played a key role and were less noticed?… Read more

  • Time Travel Made Easy (sort of)

    Recently I discovered that my automobile’s driver-side window was actually a time portal. I was just minding my own business and enjoying the bright, crisp spring day as I drove… Read more

  • North of Nowhere

    Exactly when my family came to America is lost to times long since past, and yet I am a new immigrant. Somebody who is caught between two worlds – where… 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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