Mike McMahon
minimal mike
My varied collection of photography and writing from the last 10+ years.
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Starting Again
After a 9 year hiatus, I'm bringing my personal blog back.
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Kindred Soul
A verse for a kindred soul.
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Not Safe
A short poem.
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Paddling Lake Temagami in Northern Ontario
A canoe trip into the old-growth quiet of Northern Ontario.
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Birthday Poem for Dad
A birthday verse for my father.
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Exploring the Dalmatian Coast
Walled towns, island ferries and Adriatic blue along Croatia's coast.
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Discovering Montreal in Summer
Architecture, jazz, bagels and bike paths — a summer in Canada's cultural capital.
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Considering the Impact of Travel
Wrestling with the footprint of a life lived on the move.
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Everything Is Better in Hindsight
A song of memory and leaving.
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How I Escape with Micro-Adventures
Why the best adventures are often the small ones close to home.
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What I Learn from Travel
What years on the road have taught me about life back home.
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Taking to the Skies over Mt Garibaldi
Flying the mountains around Squamish and Mt Garibaldi in a friend's little Cessna.
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Discovering the Toronto Islands
Finding community and calm a short ferry ride from downtown Toronto.
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A Winter Escape to the Canadian Rockies
Snow, peaks and mountain towns on a winter trip through the Rockies.
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Driving the Trans-Canada Highway
Crossing a winter country on Canada's longest road.
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Wonder
A short verse, written in New Zealand — still thinking of you, and wondering.
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Consumption
Five lines on 'waste not, want not'.
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Was That Love?
Meeting someone in a Toronto bar, two days into a new life.
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Big Plans for the Next 5 Years
A five-year plan — a business that does good, a home in the woods, and living within my means.
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Ethical Investing
Investing not just money, but time and attention, in the future you want.
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I Give Myself Permission
An affirmation — permission to live, travel, and chase the dream.
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Joy and Loss
A short verse on connection, loss and belief.
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Lost
On lost faith, insecurity, and the search for answers.
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On Identity and Fitting In
Notes to myself on identity, belonging and self-acceptance.
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On People Who Influence Us
Why do some people shape us so much more than others?
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Pivot
Notes from the book — six steps on the road to clarity.
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To My First Love
A poem for a first love, reconnected at mid-life.
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Your Brain On Love
Book notes — Stan Tatkin on attachment and the 'Island' type.