One thing: I’m exhausted from being ridiculed by other drivers who are unaware of stop sign placement. Let me speak slowly: Those who drive down the road between the Community First Bank and the Murphy gas station to our local Walmart do not have to stop at the intersection by the Shoe Sensation. There isn’tContinue reading “The Ignorant and Indifferent”
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The Resurgence
Well, here we are again. We’re at the corner of Sick and Tired. We’ll soon be crossing the bridge of Sore Throats into the land of Body Aches. We’ll meander the winding country roads of Tossing Cookies and Hurling Groceries. We’ll visit the beautiful parks of Indulging NyQuill and Slurping Soups. We’ll stop by roadsideContinue reading “The Resurgence”
The Walnut Harvest
Recently, Son #1, Son #2, and I picked up black walnuts. We filled up a five-gallon bucket in no time at all. Then we got a plastic kids’ pool and filled it up a quarter of the way. And there were still black walnuts all over the ground and falling from the tree. We hadContinue reading “The Walnut Harvest”
The Grammatically Incorrect
Some people believe that a writer knows how to use grammar. This assumption is incorrect. I don’t know how to structure a sentence. I write what feels right to me. I wasn’t particularly interested in English as a school subject until we started reading poetry. I wrote my first poem at sixteen. It was aContinue reading “The Grammatically Incorrect”
The Last Minute
“Caleb, have you written tonight’s post?” My wife asked. I rolled over, half asleep, “Nuh-uh.” I’ve been in bed since six o‘clock pm. I feel like I was hit by a Mack truck. After work today, I ate supper and excused myself to the horizontal sleeping apparatus most people just call a bed. I feelContinue reading “The Last Minute”
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