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WEST VIRGINIA (Part 1)
25 Aug
11

WEST VIRGINIA (Part 1)

I called my mother to tell I had settled in West Virginia. She wept.

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BUILD A WALL
18 Aug
1

BUILD A WALL

I’ve lived in Shepherdstown for 50 years. I never moved here. I just ended up here.

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DAINTY ZINGERS
11 Aug
4

DAINTY ZINGERS

How to blow up a 20-year friendship.

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EVE’S GIFT
04 Aug
3

EVE’S GIFT

Many see this mythic tale as a tragedy. “The Fall.” I don’t.

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THE BIBLE AS TALISMAN
28 Jul
7

THE BIBLE AS TALISMAN

The president did not hold up the presidential seal. He did not hold up the Declaration of Independence. Why the Bible?

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AND TRUMP MUST BE DEFEATED
21 Jul
1

AND TRUMP MUST BE DEFEATED

What the young Trump learned in church.

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RACHEL’S PASSION
14 Jul
0

RACHEL’S PASSION

I just met the most amazing person, and I can’t wait to tell you about her.

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homeless man on street corner
07 Jul
0

HOMO DEUS

We can’t count on thoughts and prayers alone to save southern West Virginia.

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goat butting a tree
30 Jun
1

TWENTY-EIGHT GOATS

Five years ago, I swore I’d never write about my grandson ever again after the incident I related in Cowshit.

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FOUR-WAY STOP
23 Jun
9

FOUR-WAY STOP

One day last week, I and three others arrived at the same time at the four-way stop at the intersection of German and Duke. It was awkward.

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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER

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I reached a personal milestone yesterday. Alas, there were no fireworks and no parades.

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Soccer is a beautiful game, my sons told me years ago. I couldn’t see what they saw, but I’m beginning to.

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Today is my birthday. I was born in 1947. Let's hear if for the boomers!

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