Echoes of Love and Life:

Casey’s Blog

Journey through Casey Gauntt’s collection of stories, essays, and reflections—woven from personal experience, family history, and the mysteries of life after loss. Here you’ll find writings that honor the enduring connections we share with loved ones, moments of synchronicity that defy explanation, and insights into resilience, memory, and hope.

Alexander Grant-The Man Who Couldn’t Be Drowned

Casey Gauntt
July 25, 2025

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Oliver Perry Manlove

Casey Gauntt
June 30, 2025

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Synchronicity in Little Italy

Casey Gauntt
June 13, 2025

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For the Vernons- Some Backstory

Casey Gauntt
April 17, 2025

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A Silver Cup

Casey Gauntt
March 31, 2025

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The Best USC Card Stunt RFs of All Time

Casey Gauntt
January 26, 2025

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Captain Hiram Burt

Casey Gauntt
October 16, 2024

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HANNAH GAUNTT

Casey Gauntt
June 23, 2024

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ANTIWAR PROTESTS-54 YEARS AGO

Casey Gauntt
April 29, 2024

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FOR THE VERNONS

Casey Gauntt
March 21, 2024

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FOR THE STUMBLERS

Casey Gauntt
January 24, 2024

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THE PROGRAM REPRISED

Casey Gauntt
December 9, 2023

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DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ARCOIRIS

Casey Gauntt
November 4, 2023

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RUN, FORREST, RUN

Casey Gauntt
October 17, 2023

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THE WORLD’S ‘BEST DAM BUILDER’ WAS FROM SAN DIEGO.  A SOLANA BEACH WRITER DOESN’T WANT YOU TO FORGET IT.

Casey Gauntt
July 7, 2023

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HARVEY SLOCUM-BEST DAM MAN IN THE WORLD (Part Five)

Casey Gauntt
April 30, 2023

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HARVEY SLOCUM-BEST DAM MAN IN THE WORLD (Part Four)

Casey Gauntt
April 30, 2023

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HARVEY SLOCUM-BEST DAM MAN IN THE WORLD (Part Three)

Casey Gauntt
April 30, 2023

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HARVEY SLOCUM- BEST DAM MAN IN THE WORLD (Part Two)

Casey Gauntt
April 30, 2023

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HARVEY SLOCUM BEST DAM MAN IN THE WORLD (Part One)

Casey Gauntt
April 30, 2023

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LIVE YOUR MOST EVOLVED LIFE FREE SUMMIT

Casey Gauntt
January 18, 2023

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HEALING WITH GRATITUDE

Casey Gauntt
March 29, 2022

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THE GAUNTT-CASE CLANS

Casey Gauntt
February 15, 2022

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TRADING SOULS

Casey Gauntt
February 6, 2022

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THOMAS P. CAMRON

Casey Gauntt
January 19, 2022

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FOR THE BIRDS

Casey Gauntt
December 21, 2021

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HEALING WITH HISTORY

Casey Gauntt
October 26, 2021

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A HANDFUL OF HOPE

Casey Gauntt
October 5, 2021

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A PERILOUS TRIP TO THE ALTAR

Casey Gauntt
October 4, 2021

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THE NEXT ROOM, WITH JANE ASHER

Casey Gauntt
August 21, 2021

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THE MICROPHONE

Casey Gauntt
May 11, 2021

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CONSCIOUS GRIEF

Casey Gauntt
May 10, 2021

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NOMADLAND

Casey Gauntt
April 22, 2021

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TO A NEIGHBOR’S SON

Casey Gauntt
April 19, 2021

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Casey Speaks to Helping Parents Heal About When the Veil Comes Down

Casey Gauntt
April 14, 2021

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WHEN THE VEIL COMES DOWN

Casey Gauntt
March 9, 2021

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What If, by Sharon Belknap

HE’S BACK….

Casey Gauntt
February 14, 2021

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Evan Jimmy 2006 23rd Birthday

FRIENDS-THE FORGOTTEN ONES

Casey Gauntt
January 8, 2021

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RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

Casey Gauntt
November 10, 2020

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THE LETTER-MORE COALWOOD MAGIC

Casey Gauntt
August 18, 2020

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MY MOTHER ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE A MILLION BUCKS

Casey Gauntt
July 29, 2020

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CASEY’S ZOOM TALK TO HELPING PARENTS HEAL

Casey Gauntt
July 26, 2020

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QUORUM SENSING, MUSINGS WITH MIKE, THE OVERSTORY, A BIGGER STORY

Casey Gauntt
June 24, 2020

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PASO ROBLES-IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A QUIET GETAWAY

Casey Gauntt
June 13, 2020

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PAGE 12-PERSPECTIVE FROM A BOOMER

Casey Gauntt
June 6, 2020

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Condolences - By: Casey Gauntt

HOW TO WRITE A CONDOLENCE LETTER TO SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW WHO HAS LOST A LOVED ONE TO COVID-19

Casey Gauntt
June 3, 2020

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DANDELIONS-GOD’S MOST PERFECT FLOWERS

Casey Gauntt
May 21, 2020

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MAKE A WISH

Casey Gauntt
May 14, 2020

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IS IT OK TO SEND A CONDOLENCE CARD TO SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW?

Casey Gauntt
April 8, 2020

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Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse= Coronavirus?

Ryan Kirby
March 29, 2020

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ANGELS AMONG US

Casey Gauntt
March 20, 2020

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OUR OWN DEFINITION OF TRAGEDY

Casey Gauntt
March 16, 2020

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MORE ON THE VEIL

Casey Gauntt
March 12, 2020

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SWIMMING TO THE OTHER SIDE

Casey Gauntt
March 9, 2020

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WITH US IN A NEW WAY

Casey Gauntt
March 3, 2020

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HERE TODAY…

Casey Gauntt
February 22, 2020

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SENT BY A RABBI

Casey Gauntt
February 19, 2020

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MY HOT WATER BOTTLE

Casey Gauntt
February 12, 2020

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FLOWERS ON THE RAILINGS

Casey Gauntt
February 11, 2020

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THIS JUST IN

Casey Gauntt
February 8, 2020

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THE MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION

Casey Gauntt
January 26, 2020

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THOSE SIGNS THEY SEND US

Kimberly Higgins.
January 15, 2020

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HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS

Casey Gauntt
January 3, 2020

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CATHIE CANEPA PHOTOGRAPHY

Casey Gauntt
December 24, 2019

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GLIDE

Casey Gauntt
December 20, 2019

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GRATITUDE AT GROUND ZERO

Casey Gauntt
December 11, 2019

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TIP VOLUNTEER

Casey Gauntt
December 8, 2019

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WHERE DOES GRIEF DWELL?

Casey Gauntt
December 4, 2019

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THE BOOK COVER

Casey Gauntt
November 18, 2019

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MORE REMEMBRANCE

Casey Gauntt
November 7, 2019

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THE ELGIN STAPLES STORIES

Casey Gauntt
November 5, 2019

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REMEMBRANCE

Casey Gauntt
October 18, 2019

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HEALING AND MENDING RELATIONSHIPS BEYOND OUR BODIES AND LIFETIMES

Casey Gauntt
October 14, 2019

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Forever Fortunate…Forever in Gratitude

Casey Gauntt
October 4, 2019

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ANNE LAMOTT’S TWELVE TRUTHS

Casey Gauntt
September 15, 2019

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A POEM FROM HEAVEN

Casey Gauntt
September 11, 2019

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WHY ME GOD?

Casey Gauntt
August 14, 2019

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BEHIND THE THUNDER

Casey Gauntt
August 7, 2019

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KERMIT WARWICK ELLISON

Casey Gauntt
August 1, 2019

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UNCOVERING THE MYSTERY OF RALPH GARDNER CLAPP

Casey Gauntt
July 14, 2019

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REMEMBERING PORT CHICAGO

Casey Gauntt
July 4, 2019

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HOW TO COMFORT SOMEONE

Casey Gauntt
June 21, 2019

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WHAT IS IT LIKE WHEN YOU DIE?

Casey Gauntt
June 16, 2019

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HEAL

Casey Gauntt
May 18, 2019

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‘TIS A FEARFUL THING

Casey Gauntt
May 6, 2019

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THE 10TH JIMMY GAUNTT MEMORIAL AWARD CELEBRATION (2010-2019)

Casey Gauntt
May 3, 2019

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I Know You Think This Will Never Get Better

Casey Gauntt
May 2, 2019

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LIFE ITSELF

Casey Gauntt
April 11, 2019

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IF YOU WRITE IT, THEY WILL COME

Casey Gauntt
March 21, 2019

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THE CHOICE WE MAKE

Casey Gauntt
March 21, 2019

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OUT OF TRAGEDY-SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

Casey Gauntt
February 15, 2019

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THE MOSCOW LETTERS

Casey Gauntt
December 30, 2018

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WHEN IS IT TOO LATE TO SEND A CONDOLENCE CARD?

Casey Gauntt
December 5, 2018

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SOY CHRISTIAN

Casey Gauntt
November 29, 2018

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BRAVEHEART, INBREEDING AND ANOTHER FAMILY SHOULDER RUB WITH A U.S. PRESIDENT

Casey Gauntt
November 27, 2018

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MARY SAWYERS SWAN COOK (1839-1924)

Casey Gauntt
November 3, 2018

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A TOUCH IN TENNESSEE

Casey Gauntt
October 30, 2018

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YOU ARE AWESOME

Casey Gauntt
September 2, 2018

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THE LIGHT BETWEEN US by Laura Lynne Jackson

Casey Gauntt
August 30, 2018

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THE TENTH

Casey Gauntt
August 19, 2018

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Author Bios

Casey and Jimmy-Zion National Park 2008

Casey Gauntt

…is a retired attorney and former senior executive of a major San Diego real estate company. He lives in Solana Beach, California, with his wife, Hilary. Casey grew up in Itasca, Illinois, graduated Lake Park High School in 1968, and received B.S., JD and MBA degrees from the University of Southern California.

Alexander Grant-The Man Who Couldn’t Be Drowned

July 25, 2025

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Jimmy Gauntt

…was born and raised in Solana Beach and graduated from Torrey Pines High School in 2002.   A prestigious Trustee Scholar at the University of Southern California, he majored in English and Spanish. He authored six plays, five screenplays, and a multitude of poems and short stories.

Beginning in 2010, the USC English Department annually bestows the Jimmy Gauntt Memorial Award—aka “The Jimmy”—to the top graduates in English.  Jimmy passed over to the other side in 2008 at age 24.

Featured Stories

WHEN THE VEIL COMES DOWN

Casey Gauntt

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JOHN AND BEN-FRIENDS FOREVER

Casey Gauntt

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Christian Big Bear Ski Trip

I’m Christian

Christopher Ramirez

Read The Story I’m Christian

uffering is the only honest work

Suffering Is the Only Honest Work- The First Book

Casey Gauntt

Read The Story Suffering Is the Only Honest Work- The First Book

One Suitcase

Casey Gauntt

Read The Story One Suitcase

The Other Letter – a film by Steve Date

Steve Date

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The Storeis

Dreams Guitars and Highways

Casey Gauntt

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The Fraternity

Casey Gauntt

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How to write a beautiful condolence card to someone who has lost a child

Casey Gauntt

Read The Story How to write a beautiful condolence card to someone who has lost a child

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