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The Year I Learned How to Build a Barn Wall "What Not to do Vol.1"
It was the summer of 2012, in a barn, in Cygnet Ohio. Cygnet is one or two exits south of Bowling Green Ohio. It is entirely rural, with a very small “downtown” consisting of a gas station, a pizza place, a bar, and post office. The rest of the town is either farms, homes, or farms with homes on them. The barn I found myself in on this fateful day had recently transferred ownership. I will save the explanation of the odd genealogical chain of events that led me to this s
Xain VanVooren
Mar 7, 202310 min read


Myozen
Our relationship started, and developed as peers. It began in a book study. From the first time we met, I knew the instant you looked...
Xain VanVooren
Feb 22, 20235 min read


An Etherial Karmic Experience "What Not to do" Vol 2
On my spiritual path, I have learned to value the lives of not only fellow humans, but the lives of all things, great and small. I am sad to say that it wasn’t always that way. There was a time in my life when I considered it justifiable to take the life of things such as bugs, simply because they were a nuisance. Please bear in mind while I tell this story that I have grown spiritually, and no longer feel this way. The experience I’m about to outline should have been for
Xain VanVooren
Feb 22, 20235 min read


Cooter and Skeeter
This story begins in the middle of a large field of sand. It is the middle of summer, and the route 24 project is fully underway. The...
Xain VanVooren
Feb 21, 202311 min read


My First Headshot ...Sort Of
A vulnerable story of my first, and unfortunately my second headshot experience. I can officially log my first headshot in the books. I...
Xain VanVooren
Feb 26, 20215 min read


Loneliness
Like Ships passing in the night. . . . The mood was one of finality. The workday was done. The sun was setting, and the last ferry of...
Xain VanVooren
Jan 17, 20214 min read


I got the shot
Publishing photos despite my worst critic's opinion . . . I've been an "auto" shooter for most of my life. In the last couple of years,...
Xain VanVooren
Jan 10, 20213 min read