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Michael A. Philipson

Michael A. Philipson

Notes from a Pandemic (the first one)

Like most people, I came to talk therapy during a crisis in my life. It was 1986, I was living in San Francisco, and my lover was diagnosed…

2 min read2 days ago

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Michael A. Philipson

You made me shed tears. For the little bird and for us all.

1 min readSep 7, 2023

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Michael A. Philipson

Pandemic #5 - The Fate of Sisyphus

Will we never stop rolling the ball uphill?

2 min readOct 9, 2020

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Pandemic #5 - The Fate of Sisyphus

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Michael A. Philipson

Beauty, and the Beast

Notes from the continuing pandemic

4 min readAug 4, 2020

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Beauty, and the Beast

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Michael A. Philipson

Pandemic #3

It’s been months. Months since they told us to “shelter in place”, to wash our hands and wear a mask. To stay a minimum of 6 feet away…

3 min readJul 7, 2020

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Pandemic #3

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Michael A. Philipson

The Grace Full Gospel Mission

Preaching to the homeless in Jesus’ sweet name

9 min readApr 15, 2020

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The Grace Full Gospel Mission

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Michael A. Philipson

News Flash: Your Dystopian Future Has Arrived

If the virus doesn’t kill us, a whirlpool of fear, conspiracy theories, and distrust in science threatens to drown us all.

5 min readMar 30, 2020

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News Flash: Your Dystopian Future Has Arrived

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Michael A. Philipson

Signs in Windows

Notes from a Pandemic

5 min readMar 22, 2020

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Signs in Windows

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Michael A. Philipson

Onward Christian Soldiers

Hell in a Hotbox for Jesus

9 min readMar 6, 2020

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Onward Christian Soldiers

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Michael A. Philipson

Incident at Locker #147

How an Op-Art Obsession Taught Me a Valuable Life Lesson

10 min readFeb 26, 2020

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Incident at Locker #147

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Michael A. Philipson

Michael A. Philipson

Michael A. Philipson is an artist, traveler, observer, visual designer, and a teller of stories. He lives in Upstate New York with his dog, Scout.

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