Author Archives: Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

About Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

For over thirty years, I have enjoyed drawing beautiful shapes and writing complementary stories. The imagery tends to focus on our place in the world—whomever or whatever we may be. I am influenced by Twentieth Century history—I read vintage magazines, books and letters. Inspiration comes from visualizing human achievement and personal interaction—derived from people, places and things which may be obscure, but never insignificant. My pen-and-ink THE MAGNIFICENT RECOVERY was selected by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for their 2008 summer art auction.

D-Day Plus Four

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

We’ve got so many grand ideas to keep track of, we’d all be nearly bursting if such vessels as our minds could be contained. If each of us could manage to remember just a little piece of our ambition and … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Neighborhood

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Imagine the pleasure of being greeted with a smile and a hello, as you take a walk near your home. Imagine strangers welcoming you, simply because you’re passing by. Picture living where most of the people are open to conversation … Continue reading →

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Flower in An Empty Lot

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Near where I live, there’s a flower growing in an undeveloped commercial lot. It’s a wildflower, and not a variety that people desire to own and maintain. This flower– let’s call it Flower One– is a weed. Not just that, … Continue reading →

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I Am Open to New Opportunities

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

I am open to new opportunities. I am seeking a new opportunity. These are similar thoughts, and the passive and active differences have something to do with the degree of urgency. A question for you: If you too are open, … Continue reading →

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STOP

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

War is the world’s antibodies, rushing to defeat one man. War is not one person in place, who is brave enough to stop the man. War is the shining demonstration, of what’s not to be done. I imagine being on … Continue reading →

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The But Eraser

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

I love my cousin Fredrickson, but he is so arrogant at the family reunions. How can we possibly be related? He acts like a pig, and please don’t tell me who you voted for. He has poor manners and honestly, … Continue reading →

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Defeating the Divide

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

How can we possibly span the obvious gap between us? You are on one side, I’m on the other, and our separation is long enough, and deep enough, to forever cause our split. The fact is, we happen to be … Continue reading →

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The Agreeable Man

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Several years ago, I would visit my mother-in-law at a Massachusetts elder residence center. She lived on the memory care floor, which was for those with dementia, or other severe memory loss associated with age. The residents required constant looking … Continue reading →

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No One Told the Forest to Grow Flat

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Joy is a shared discovery. Picture this, thirty-six years ago. An art history teacher showed his class a series of photographic slides he took during a trip to Mexico, and afterwards a student went home and thought about what she … Continue reading →

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Rationale For a King

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

I despise hardcopy dictionaries. With today’s technology and language changes, looking up words can be easily done online. Language evolves, paper does not. Ideas shouldn’t be held at a disadvantage as definitions advance. Not when technology can improve life. What … Continue reading →

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