A corollary effect of frequently having my nose buried in a book was the emergence of an intense fascination with language. I marveled at the facility of language to conjure[…]
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Nov
2025
(As promised, here is another installment from my proposed book, What Did I Tell You? This is the first six pages of Chapter One. Thank you for reading and please[…]
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Nov
2025
Prologue There really are places in your heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child. ~Anne Lamott The human voice is potent. The sound penetrates the human[…]
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Sep
2025
Calls for peace are becoming more frequent in response to the near daily reports of violent crimes fueled by anger, dissent, and hate. However, these calls for peace are sometimes[…]
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2025
Lately, the word ‘right’ seems to be cropping up everywhere. I’m not sure if it’s because it actually is being used more or if it’s because I’m just realizing how[…]
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Mar
2023
During the cold, dreary days of winter, a popular childhood pastime was listening to records. (For those of you too young to remember, records were flat, black, vinyl discs upon[…]
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Mar
2023
During our sojourn in Crossville last fall, we happened to eat at the local Cracker Barrel. Their Country Store is one of my favorite places to shop, especially around the[…]
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Mar
2023
Cause for celebration during the height of COVID19 was rare. Amidst the uncertainty and suffering, finding joy, let alone expressing it, honestly felt somewhat irreverent. Yet a personal windfall, prompted[…]
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Feb
2021
“If you have love, you don’t need to have anything else, and if you don’t have it, it doesn’t matter much what else you have.” ~James M. Barrie Valentine’s Day[…]
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Feb
2021
A live, attenuated virus vaccine for Rubella, better known as the three-day or German measles, was discovered in 1969. It made its way to my hometown sometime during the 1970-71[…]