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First Posted 24-Sep-2014 At the end of the road,Down behind the house,Go further, beyond the hay barn,Further still, past the stables,A rundown shack, something like a toolshed.By its faltering walls,The laughter of children flittersLike spring breeze blown butterflies.The air full of work songs,The name of Jesus marking the downbeat,Someone namedContinue Reading

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First Posted 30-Sep-2014 They remain, every spring a new blossoming. The marigolds and black-eyed-susans in bloom, Their scent, their colors, petals soft and sweet. Some with seeds I can eat, Others hot with summer’s passion, Showing a little stigma but not too much. They look at me less now, I,Continue Reading

Castle

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First Posted 09-30-2014 I’d like to say I had a column planned for today. I don’t. I’m so fired up about signing a lease for a house yesterday I can’t sleep. I moved to Richmond, VA in 2001. I was packing our car as the news of the planes crashingContinue Reading

Pop Pop Chair

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First Posted 7-Oct-2014 It is the chair that lines up nicely with the TV. The remote control is on it or near it. Only one person sits there other than the family dog or cat—the patriarch of the family—pop-pop. The chair is often leather, deeply cushioned, polished where Pop hasContinue Reading

Pink Triangle

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First Posted 10-Oct-2014 Placating is a losing game. Teachers in Nebraska back in October of 2014 were asked to use gender neutral so as to not cause offense. My itch today is a big middle finger salute to those who would impose their orthodox pronouns on the rest of usContinue Reading