Category Archives: non-fiction

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 →

Posted in non-fiction, Photography | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in non-fiction, The Literate War, WWII | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in non-fiction, North Adams State College | 2 Comments

Don’t Tread On Us

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Being free is the pleasure of not being monitored. Remember when you were a kid? You’d head out the door on a Saturday morning, not a care in the world. It didn’t matter whether you had a plan or not. … Continue reading →

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Where We Want To Be

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

I’m here because this is where I want to be. Oh, you say, every person would be elsewhere if they could. And so, why wouldn’t I want to be where there’s better food? A nicer home? Safer streets? More liberty? … Continue reading →

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Tilted

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

The sun sets and casts defining shadows the mid-day never knows. Bright daylight bleaches details that would go unnoticed, save for the setting sun. If you’re not a late-day walker, you won’t see these vital notes. If all you know … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, non-fiction | 2 Comments

The Explorer

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

When I was about five-years-old, I loved model vehicles. Toy motorcycles, race cars, jet planes and spaceships were my thing. I loved the toys, and not the real examples, because the smaller versions were on my level– I could relate … Continue reading →

Posted in Artwork, non-fiction | 2 Comments

Gift

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Your gifts have filled my days with encouragement. When I’ve deserved nothing, when I was at my repetitive worst, you placed your hands in that barren field and pulled out something good. You turned to me with your arms outstretched … Continue reading →

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Grand Train

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Grand Train, what wonders are you bringing to town? Everyone’s eager and awaiting your arrival. When will your bright light show you the way to our smiling faces and waving arms? People have ordered many things, and stand patient for … Continue reading →

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