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Band Rides West.
As soon as you start talking about mystique, you have none. - Neil Young _____ In a parking lot somewhere in Texas, I popped the ash tray out of its…
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Tranquilaria: Mental Health Mini-Essays
The High Cost of Wiping Out All the Dugout Smokers. Back in the 1970’s and the 1980’s, which is where I come from, no one gave a shit about your mental…
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Hiking with The Heartbeat Kid
Easter morning, me and Arle go on a hike. Once the kids get picked up for a few hours, we have this rare open stretch, so she says let’s hike and I say…
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cranberries like a human heart on glass.
At the school meeting, in the conference room, I begin to drift. In and out of the things being said, I cling to my duties as a modern dad with one…
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Rat-P.
A story from the hills of Pennsylvania
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How to Grow Old Gracefully When Everyone Else is Doing It Wrong
When I discover who I am, I’ll be free. - Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man Even now, in the evening with the hot water running over my hands, I am half…
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My Life in Country Music
Part One
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