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  • Compass Check
    November 5, 2023
    My brother and I grew up in a military family. We knew the names of the battles depicted in Band of Brothers, Black Hawk Down,…
  • A Life Well Lived
    September 7, 2023
    Lt. Col. Scott Defebaugh (1923-2022) was a WWII Veteran I met while visiting the retirement home where my parents live. Over a series of interviews…
  • Big Mountain
    July 17, 2023
    "The Unseen Beast" She sits atop a tree that lives on The Mountain, watching for anything that might sound good to eat. Her fluffy gray…
  • The Pool
    May 26, 2023
    “Those of you who are mine, drop. You know who you are. Flutter-kicks, let’s go.” There is no hesitation; the pool deck comes up fast…
  • Fire and Wind
    May 22, 2023
    Once I was his indentured servant, not his beloved son; he used to bark his demands like a drill sergeant requiring loyalty from his soldiers.…
  • The Pool
    May 26, 2023
    “Those of you who are mine, drop. You know who you are. Flutter-kicks, let’s go.” There is no hesitation; the…
  • Fire and Wind
    May 22, 2023
    Once I was his indentured servant, not his beloved son; he used to bark his demands like a drill sergeant…
  • Narcissism: Life in a Snow Globe
    May 19, 2023
    In recent years I’ve been dealing with a narcissist in my life. I think most people know at least one…
  • The Great Nagurski’s Blocking Guard
    March 30, 2023
    Alec Bobedash, the great Nagurski’sblocking guard, stands at the sternbent to raise the outboard motorover the sandy bottom ferns.The channel…
  • Seeing the World
    March 24, 2023
    2017 Interview by Lucy Bell with WWII Veteran, Joe Morgan, Colorado Springs, CO Joseph Morgan Born June 8, 1926, Died…
  • Three Little Words
    March 21, 2023
    Starting with my dad, people have been telling me to Stand Up Straight all my life. He told me. The…

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