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A Few Thoughts On This 80 Degree August Day
I began this post more than a year ago and now that I find myself mostly unemployed, I logged into my blog account and this piece sounded to me like it needed to be finished. So here it is. As … Continue reading
Every Day Is A New Day
I have heard it said many times over the years that to be good writer you have to be a good reader and have read lots of books. According to Mary Oliver in A Poetry Handbook it seems the opposite … Continue reading
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It’s A New Day!
Years and years ago, Morningstar church had a motel and restaurant in Wilkesboro called Jubilee Junction. I don’t know what it was before they purchased it, but for a time, they held their Sunday services there and if you stayed … Continue reading
Cleaning the Closet – Circa 2023
Cleaning the closet is never simply about cleaning the closet: there are always a lot of hidden motives behind such an act of bravery. And why did the idea of bravery come to mind at the end of the very … Continue reading
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What’s A Blog – My 314th Post – A Trigger Warning
There are times in our lives (at least in mine) where a light comes on, or a door opens, unto an understanding of how our minds work and how we process the many bits and pieces of information we are … Continue reading
The New Year Every Year.
“The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills” is the title of a book and subsequent poem that Charles Bukowski wrote and published in 1969. The book was printed and published by the Black Sparrow Press in Los … Continue reading
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The New World
This was originally written in April 2020 and for some reason never published. It has some good stuff so here it is today. One of my favorite past times is reading the newspaper. I know, that is kind of “old … Continue reading
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The Joy of Running
In my dream, which I recently realized I have had more than once, I am running in a neighborhood, at night, on the sidewalk, in my bare feet. My strides are long and evenly paced and the feeling is that … Continue reading
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Life Stories
One of my favorite program on television is This Is Us. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. On any given episode, there may be several separate story … Continue reading
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Letting Off A Little Steam
In light of this coronavirus lockdown, social distancing and all the rest, I stumbled upon this thought this morning. I was imagining myself as an older John Prine who had not spent most of his life not writing songs. I … Continue reading
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Looking For The Long Ride 