Short Stories

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Saturday, December 12, 2020

Tidings of Comfort and .......

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  A trip to the post office can kill your comfort and joy buzz — IF you let it.  Don helped me carry heavy boxes into the post office this w...
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

That Kitsch Shit Going On

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I don't believe the true magic of the universe can be conjured but I do believe it will present itself if I am open to it. I realize wit...
Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Sands of Time

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The first time I remember my feet touching the silt of the sea I was around 8 years old at Atlantic Beach in NC. I remember the scary tug o...
Friday, January 3, 2020

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens Chinese Lantern Festival

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When we arrived at  Magnolia Plantation & Gardens for the Lights of Magnolia display in collaboration with The Zigong Lantern Group th...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Lions & Panthers and Eagles, Oh My!!

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I was scrolling through social media one morning when I saw a photo of the last known Barbary lion, now extinct. The grainy photo was take...
Sunday, April 28, 2019

Privilege, Privilege Everywhere.

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My phone rang  and I looked down at the call coming in, it was my granddaughter. We had just finished a long conversation a half hour earl...
Thursday, October 11, 2018

Hurricanes in the lyrics of Clash — Should I stay or should I go now?

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On the cusp of Hurricane Michael bearing down on the gulf coast, I write this story of resilience during and after Hurricane Florence in ...