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”
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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 Seeker
One of the families who touched my heart this past weekend was Pedro and Mayra. Pedro is the pastor in the church in Poncitlán. Mayra has an affliction in her body, specifically a hernia in her neck. She prayed earnestly during the services. And for most of the time, she wore a neck brace. SundayContinue reading “The Seeker”
The Return
I’m on my way back from Mexico. Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco, specifically. I wrote this post over a week ago on Sunday afternoon. I didn’t know if I would have time to post anything while I was hurtling through the air in a cylindrical tube at five hundred miles per hour thirty thousandContinue reading “The Return”
The Momma
I’ve known her my entire life. She’s known me for over half of hers. We were inseparable for about nine months of both of our lives. We were together constantly, and I made her life a living nightmare. I was constantly poking her in the ribs with my feet. I guess you could say I’veContinue reading “The Momma”
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