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My Grandmother’s Kitchen
She never had a dishwasher. Never had marble countertops. Never even had painted cabinets. Tell her what she didn’t have and she’d be too polite to offend you, but she’d be thinking, ‘I used
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The Lullaby Of Cajun French
…where the story begins with the author declaring himself a “Token”… _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In my 20’s I was a novelty. I’d moved to the big city
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WORK ETHIC
I pulled into a grocery store. Round and round I went, looking for a parking spot. Many an empty spot, but for shopping carts, just left where they’re left. I see a man, too
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ANONYMITY
I was just a kid, I’d done something dumb, was walking around like Judas at a reunion of the Twelve Apostles, until an adult stepped in and said, “There ain’t a single Chin in
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PEYTON MANNING’S LAST RODEO
Years ago, when player behavior was only bad and not yet Bad, I said these words, “If I had a son, and we were watching football on a Sunday afternoon, I’d be constantly saying,
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YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
Conversation over brunch, the topic went towards how casual America has become, how rare it is to see men wearing suits…and I, wearer of blue jeans, black pocket T’s, and white tube socks…I, a
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MAY YOU BE GENTLE, 2016
When I was a kid I thought each new year was an adult, a Santa Claus of the calendar, born in full health and vigor on January 1, here to bring me a giant
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IN MEMORY OF LORRAINE
Her grandmother had a hard life. “She ate the burnt toast.” Susan Webb Boyd, on her grandma… “In the 70’s coffee prices went way up. She reused coffee grounds. I caught her one
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DAY LILY MOMENTS
Thanksgiving didn’t make me thankful, but it got me thinking on the topic. I don’t know how I compare with you, but for the record, my sense of thankfulness is often hidden beneath a
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THE HUNDRED CAMEL WIFE
The story begins like this… a very eligible young man was searching for a suitable wife. He came from a noble family, was both handsome and wealthy, and possessed character without reproach. He could
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