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Nov 3, 20164 min read

If It’s Over

The chickens have been helpful. They are doing their part to prepare my modest plot for winter. There has been so much to learn this...

Oct 19, 20163 min read

There’s a Chicken in My Car: October Baseball and Other Rarities

She wanted to know what she should bake; she was taking suggestions via Facebook. My friend Chrissy is a self-proclaimed therapeutic...

Oct 13, 20162 min read

Words

What she said must have been true, or I might have remained a captive audience. As my attention turned elsewhere, my thoughts rotated...

Oct 1, 20165 min read

Fore!

The eventuality of the last game of the regular baseball season stirs me at a primal level, to some sort of overwhelming sadness, knowing...

Aug 16, 20163 min read

Standing By

Somehow, I felt better sending the little chicken with Sam. He’s gone for three months, half a day away by airplane. He must be having...

Aug 9, 20165 min read

Shining like Nobody’s Business: Reflections on Turning Fifty

Aaron, not to be outdone by his brother, looked up at me and offered this: “I will still think about you when you are dead.” That’s good...

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