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Troubling News Of Constantine

Taken from the novel, Killing Of An Old Man, by John Wilson Bach My Dear Grandson, How are you, my boy? I call you a boy, though I don’t remember rightly when a toddler becomes a boy. I guess you … Continue reading

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Names Can Hurt Me…

I would like to take a moment or two and agree with some people I usually disagree with. Not that many folks care what I think about this, and not that it’s even in the news lately… but something about … Continue reading

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S*itting Bull

As further evidence of the continued decline of our great republic, it is noted that a certain Native American, whose Indian name is Elizabeth Warren, is being considered by some as a POTUS candidate. Now, Ms. Warren elicits none of … Continue reading

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To A Dying Outlaw

“It seems to me,” the old man said, As he looked away out west. “To die out here beside my horse… It seems that would be best.”   “For many years I’ve spent upon My faithful stallion true, And I … Continue reading

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Letter Number Eleven, From… the Hospital

My Dear Grandson, It seems as if my most recent missives to you are so heavy and dark. I apologize for that. It reminds me of one of my mother’s favorite sayings, “A life is not all roses or thorns.” … Continue reading

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A Short Treatise On Hair, And Such

One thing I have never understood is why cosmetologists have to be licensed. It should not be necessary to hold a license to cut hair. It’s that plain and simple for me. I am of the school of thought that … Continue reading

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How They Drag The River

The rocking chair sat heavy on the front porch of the little worn-down shack, which itself sat heavy in the midst of a large expanse of cotton fields. The afternoon was quickly leaving, only to give way to another hot, … Continue reading

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A Time To Say Goodbye

From Final Days With Fran and Millie… It had been many years, probably fourteen at least, maybe fifteen, since Victor had been back to the place of his birth, the place of his childhood. His sister, Millie, had never left. … Continue reading

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Gladys Stimpleton the Stalwart

Gladys stared out of the kitchen into the adjoining family room, the same view she had taken each night after supper dishes were done for the past 53 years. She stared over the 53-year-old counter and through the opening above … Continue reading

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So My Sister Doesn’t Have To Look At The Red Eye Anymore

The Problem With Being a Boy… It had been sometime the year before, about halfway through the football season. Every spring, Eddie would start dreaming about playing for the football team the following year. He was too small for many … Continue reading

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