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About Michael Kane

Michael Kane is a writer, photographer, educator, speaker, adventurer and a general sampler of life. His books on hiking and poetry are available in soft cover and Kindle on Amazon.

Happiness and ghosts from the past

Happiness and ghosts from the past It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.  ~Berkely Breathed Very few people, at least in how they remember things, had a great childhood.  We all suffered the slings and arrows of parents … Continue reading →

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Books for your Summer Reading List 2017

Books for your Summer Reading List 2017 Tonight a little post to help you find books for your summer reading list.  The focus for the list is books that aren’t too deep, about interesting topics and not too long, basically … Continue reading →

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Happiness, Wedding and Love

Happiness, Wedding and Love No relationship is all sunshine, but two people can share an umbrella and survive the storm ~ Unknown So this weekend I had the honor of officiating the wedding of the two fine people pictured above. … Continue reading →

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Musings on a Sunday Night

Musings on a Sunday Night Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.                     ~ Edgar Alan Poe … Continue reading →

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Happiness is a Book Club

Happiness is a Book Club There is nothing to writing. You just sit down at a typewriter and bleed.          ~ Rev Kane So, several months before I had published my book, Appalachian Trail Happiness, I got a note from a … Continue reading →

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Happiness can be a Rollercoaster

Happiness can be a Roller Coaster We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. ~ Frederick Keonig Ahh the best laid … Continue reading →

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Sometimes You Just Need a Weekend

Sometimes You Just Need a Weekend There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither. ~ Alan Cohen Over the last couple of weeks I’ve detailed that I’ve been struggling a bit lately.  … Continue reading →

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Happiness, Gossip & Comments

Happiness, Comments & Gossip What I’ve found – and the older I get, the more I understand this and stand behind it – is, my whole life has been an exploration of telling the truth. It’s scary to be truthful, … Continue reading →

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Trail Family Meeting on the Appalachian Trail

Trail Family Meeting on the Appalachian Trail Only one who wanders finds a new path ~ Norwegian Proverb So as I posted recently my friend Awesome is thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail.  We hiked together on the AT back in 2015 … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Trail Happiness

Appalachian Trail Happiness The clearest way into the universe is through a forest of wilderness ~ John Muir So I’m happy to announce that my book is live and on sale on Amazon, the link is below: Appalachian Trail Happiness … Continue reading →

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