https://garyrowlatt.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Gary J RowlattenSun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://open.substack.com/pub/gjrowlatt/p/the-boy-behind-the-gate?r=7ylh4n&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=trueWhen I think of myself as a child, a picture comes to mind.Actually, it’s a real photograph taken a long time ago. But it’s ingrained in my mind.I’m about 5, I guess — actually, I’m thinking about this — I have no idea how old I am. But my head is just above the safety gate stretched across the back door. To keep me inside, like a pet.I have a brown jumper on, maybe light brown. Actually, I think it’s white. Definitely blue shorts that reveal pale, chubby legs. And — the shoes I remember most —...Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://open.substack.com/pub/gjrowlatt/p/the-boy-behind-the-gate?r=7ylh4n&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=truehttps://medium.com/pen-with-paper/what-voyager-helped-me-see-f680af450dcfOut beyond the reach of sunlight, Voyager 1 drifts through the dark between billions of stars.Utterly alone.Forever.I’m satisfied with the words above, they show exactly what Voyager’s situation is.What I struggled with was explaining how that makes me feel. “Utterly alone” and “forever” shouldn’t touch me, but they do. For some strange reason I feel a connection to this spacecraft. Every time I think about it, something deep stirs.I gave it serious thought. I really tried. 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