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GRANDMA LIZZIE
I tell this story regularly, so I apologize, but I DO love this story. I’m telling it again now because we all need to tell our stories and pass them down. The...
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Rick Vale
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OUR TRUE COLORS
Some time ago I stood at the grave of a friend at Anderson Memorial Park, close to I-69. It was a brisk, early fall, day; clear, sunny, a bit chilly and beautiful. ...
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November 03, 2026
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THE PATH
Maybe it’s my age, maybe it’s something else, but lately I’ve been obsessively fantasizing, and even had dreams about, going back and starting over…beginning with my Freshman Year in High...
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October 26, 2026
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IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD NEWS.
Last week, as I was organizing, I ran into an old, battered, paperback Bible that I received in my “youth”. On the cover, in some 1970’s-type font, were the bold...
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October 19, 2026
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A RICH MAN
It was a tragic story, to begin with. He was a young father, in construction. He was a high school jock who hadn’t lost his physical peak with age. His...
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October 12, 2026
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GROWTH
As I look forward to what will be the “closing chapter” of my life…and by “closing chapter” I mean the years during which most people, including me, would retire…I probably,...
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October 05, 2026
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24601
24601: That is the number the prison gives to identify the man known as Jean Valjean, the protagonist in the book and musical, LES MISERABLES. 24601. The number is not only given for...
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September 28, 2026
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BUMPER FISH
I was in my car, on my way to Indianapolis. I was in the right-hand lane (going the speed limit…really!) and a car drove past me, pulled in front of me and...
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September 21, 2026
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ALREADY BROKEN
It was a good time for me. I was in college, almost graduating, singing and performing, and enjoying life. I was also the “single male” among a few young couples,...
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September 14, 2026
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BACKSTAGE
As a child, I was first fascinated by theatrical productions not because of the performances, but because of the sets. Now, more than ever, and after several years in professional...
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