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Len Shindel
Len Shindel

Len Shindel began working at Bethlehem Steel’s Sparrows Point Plant in 1973, where he was a union activist and elected representative in local unions of the United Steelworkers, frequently publishing newsletters about issues confronting his co-workers. His nonfiction and poetry have been published in the “Other Voices” section of the Baltimore Evening Sun, The Pearl, The Mill Hunk Herald, Pig Iron, Labor Notes and other publications. After leaving Sparrows Point in 2002, Shindel, a father of three and grandfather of seven, began working as a communication specialist for an international union based in Washington, D.C. The International Labor Communications Association frequently rewarded his writing. He retired in 2016. Today he and his wife, Maxine, live in Garrett County where he enjoys writing, cross-country skiing, kayaking, hiking, fly-fishing and fighting for a more peaceful, sustainable and safe world for his grandchildren and their generation

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Books Reviews 

Book Review: Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire an anthology of Palestinian writers and artists  

January 5, 2023 Len Shindel 1260 Views

Maybe it was Refaat Alareer’s memory of being on a Gaza playground in elementary school. Alareer, now a professor of

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Len Shindel Poetry 

Muskrat Meditation

June 15, 2022 Len Shindel 1267 Views

Sunday morning, damp bench, Deep Creek Lake State Park.   Pandemic pup sits beside me, panting after her free run,

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Len Shindel Poetry 

Canyon

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Len Shindel 1467 Views

I mount the mule, settle into my chaps, pull up my bandanna. The cowboy cloth, I thought only an accessory,

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Len Shindel Literature Poetry 

Old Leather

May 8, 2020 Len Shindel 609 Views

The dogwood I planted last year has sprouted darts, rocks piled on the side, boastful testaments, to pick and shovel,

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Len Shindel Literature Poetry 

I Want a Leader

April 8, 2020 Len Shindel 378 Views

Photo used under a Creative Commons license from flickr user R. Miller.   I Want a Leader   I want

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John Morant, a 27-year employee, says, "I liked the pace of work and the camaraderie." USW (Photo/Steve Dietz)
Blogs This Old Anvil 

Baltimore Worker-Owners Sell Their Plant  

February 17, 2020 Len Shindel 640 Views

John Morant, a 27-year employee, says, “I liked the pace of work and the camaraderie.” USW (Photo/Steve Dietz) There’s a

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Len Shindel Poetry 

Willow

December 27, 2019 Len Shindel 655 Views

The dappled willow thrived where the waterlogged yellow cypress had withered.   “They’ll drink all the water you can give

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Len Shindel Literature Poetry 

A Nephew’s Hug

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Len Shindel 445 Views

It was the right time   For the longest hug.   Had my nephew fathomed the death of his own

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Len Shindel Literature Poetry 

Jackson and Beirut

October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 Len Shindel 670 Views

In 2008, while working for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, I traveled to Mississippi, as a “released staff” to

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Len Shindel Literature Poetry 

Can’t Beat This

August 28, 2019 Len Shindel 986 Views

The late U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sean Hamilton fly-fishing. Photo used under a Creative Commons license of flickr

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