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Meet the Perseids

Perseid michael

He was fascinated and annoyed with America, as in the USA, as concept and wish and mild-to-severe disaster. And with love, beauty, and truth and their manifest expressions in life.

Jeff eulogizes his friend Michael Barrish, a mensh among men, a writer, a runner, a gambler, a performer, and a thinker of thoughtful ruminations. Such a unique light in an ocean of stars, a seeker of peace and well-being buffeted by a storm of contention.

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Jeff Dorchen

Jeff is a visual artist, songwriter/musician, actor, essayist, fiction writer, poet, playwright and screenwriter. He's been a playwright, songwriter, and performer with Chicago's Theater Oobleck since 1988, a writer and actor with Red Baron Films since 2000, and a contributor to This Is Hell! since 1996. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

 

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