Hugh Hollowell

Hugh Hollowell

Listening to the universe.

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About a month ago, a friend asked me if I would be willing to renovate their deck, which was in need of some serious repairs and, in some places, rebuilding…

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A September Update

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Hi friends. 

I am currently in Iowa City, Iowa, wrapping up four days here. I came here for a board meeting for Mennonite Central Committee, and then yesterday preached…

A video from me to you.

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Hi friends.

I started writing y'all, and I discovered that it actually wanted to be a video. So, I made you a video instead.
 
It's not a very good…

The house

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Some programing notes: I have moved publishing the weekly newsletter from a target date of Monday to a target date of Friday. I go into the reasons behind that move…

Pennsylvania

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I wrote most of this on Friday, and then worked on it on Saturday and was planning to hit send Saturday night, but my ADHD struck and then I felt…

Politics and religion

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Hey y'all.

I'm whipped. I spent the last 5 days facilitating a project my church developed we call a Peace Lab. Eleven teens, age 14-19, who spent 5 days learning…

Genius Loci

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In the ancient Roman religions, they believed that any given place had a genius loci, or a protective spirit responsible for that place.  The woods on the edge of…

This complicated day

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Hey y’all!

Today is the Fourth of July everywhere, and in the US it is the holiday called Independence Day, where we celebrate the day the founders of the US…

Eight years ago last night

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When we pulled the U-Haul into the parking lot of the apartment building in downtown Jackson, it was nine at night. When Renee opened her door, the humidity rolled in…

Won't you be my neighbor?

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I am six years old, sitting on the floor of our living room, eyes glued to the screen. The TV in those days was a small black and white affair…

Meridian

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Hey y'all,

It's the day after my birthday, and I'm in Meridian, MS in a bougie hotel downtown--the sort where you have to pay for your breakfast, and there is…

Birthdays, book events and podcasts.

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Hi y'all. 

I always struggle to be open about my mental health stuff. It's not my inclination—I would much rather hide and listen to jazz and maybe read a book…

The Magnolia Tree (and a member-only sale)

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Hey y'all.
 
I'm trying something new. I have a lot of things sitting around that I made that are not quite "good enough" to sell to the public. Maybe…
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