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O Captain! My Captain!

October 30, 2026
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The acclaimed, award-winning star of stage and screen has died at the age of 86 after ‘a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia’. He leaves behind celebrated roles in Star Trek and X-Men as well as a long career in theatre

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2026/oct/29/patrick-stewart-a-life-in-pictures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Sir Pat apparently suffered from Alzheimer’s as well as Lewy Body Dementia…in private.

He leaves a legacy.

My secret embarrassing childhood desire…

March 24, 2024
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What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had?

When I was in junior high, I sometimes tried to will a book to fly into my hand from a bookcase across the room.

Yeah. I wanted to be able to use telekinesis. Like Jean Grey of the X-Men.

Not surprisingly, my characters in Bringer of Light wind up being able to do it.

“It’s mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.” (Satchel Paige)

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