During his first week of college, my younger son attended a meet and greet for the first-year theatre students. Although he was not a theatre major, he had been awarded[…]
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Sep
2026
Category: Among Friends
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Aug
2026
Call me old-fashioned, but I still delight at finding personal letters in the mailbox. There is just something uplifting about a handwritten letter. A letter is testament that thoughts of[…]
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May
2026
What’s up with the fixation on the word f***? Lately, everywhere I turn, there it is – bumper stickers, shows and movies, songs, social media platforms, our national leaders. Authors[…]
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Jan
2026
I had intended to begin posting the second chapter of my proposed book last week, but the events of recent days, months actually, have left me deeply troubled. The word[…]
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Dec
2025
For many years, Christmas Eve found me assembling toys, inserting batteries, wrapping gifts, and filling stockings into the wee hours of the morning. A favorite holiday movie, “It’s a Wonderful[…]
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Dec
2025
(Season’s Greetings! In case you have a few minutes to read during this season of full schedules and festive activities, here is the final section of Chapter 1 of What[…]
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Dec
2025
As we enter the season of advent, I wanted to share a Christmas story inspired by a childhood memory. This account is loosely based on actual events. We did live[…]
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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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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[…]