Category: Stories Told
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Remembering Karen Carpenter
Personal memories of learning of Karen Carpenter’s death, as a big fan.
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Old friends
Examining a longtime friendship.
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The thrill of discovery
Why taking a road trip always restores my spirit and sharpens my mind.
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Misty morning in Bean Blossom
A beautiful spring morning scene on a lonely state highway in southern Indiana.
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Connecting through the ether
I miss live, local radio, and the feeling of intimate connectedness it brought.
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Under the catalpa tree
A story about a very old catalpa tree.
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Bagna càuda
Memories of a New Year’s party I used to always go to, and the Italian garlic sauce it always featured.
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My first Christmas
Photographs from my first Christmas.
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On sale: My book, A Place to Start
Amazon works in mysterious ways. At the moment, they have placed my book, A Place to Start, on sale. The paperback’s list price is $14.99, and the Kindle edition lists for $9.99. Amazon is offering either version right now for just $5.92. This is in the US. If you’re not in the US, I have […]
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First and final memories with Mom
Before Mom died, I was able to revisit some wonderful childhood memories with her.
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The day, aged five, I lied to my ophthalmologist
A story about vision.
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Remembering my patriotism at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
I had lost touch with my own patriotism. I wasn’t sure anymore that I ever had it. Then I saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and my patriotism came flooding back to me. It had always been intact, after all.