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DaN McKee 9/16/22 DaN McKee 9/16/22

Sabbatical 2

‘Issue #2’ of the online ‘zine’ of my Sabbatical (if you buy into the idea that this counts as a ‘zine). If not - it’s some rambling about what I did this week and some links you might enjoy.

DaN McKee 7/23/22 DaN McKee 7/23/22

Eleven Years Later - plus bonus Easter Eggs

The following article was published in the last edition of the school I just left’s online e-zine…

DaN McKee 3/14/21 DaN McKee 3/14/21

Remembering Mom

“mom may have driven me crazy, but there is also no doubt she was a great mother. In fact, she might have been great because she drove me crazy“

DaN McKee 8/15/20 DaN McKee 8/15/20

Ten Years Dead

“Big things and little things - an absence, but an eternal presence also. Present by his lack of presence. A hole in reality, all too noticeable.“

DaN McKee 7/29/20 DaN McKee 7/29/20

Rethinking Kindness

“Kindness in punk didn’t mean smiles and flowers. It wasn’t instagram-vapid and hashtag-ready, it was rough around the edges and sullen. It swore, it was prickly, but its heart was big and definitely in the right place. The song might yell “fuck you” and the fighting in the mosh pit might seem aggressive, but if you needed someone to help you out when the world had turned its back, there was no better place.”

DaN McKee 7/25/20 DaN McKee 7/25/20

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

“I didn’t realise how much I was missing baseball as a part of my Spring and Summer ritual until it came back this weekend.”

DaN McKee 7/22/20 DaN McKee 7/22/20

I Was Lost But Now I Am Found

“There are few positive things we can say about Covid 19, but if there is any silver lining to this ever-blackening cloud it is that the world being forced to stop for a few months gave everyone who was able to take advantage of it the opportunity to reflect.”