Faith
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Vol. 1, Chron. 12
DADDY’S, WEDDINGS, & FULL TREES: Yesterday morning, I drank coffee in a dark silence broken only by the light & sound of the TV & The Andy Griffith Show. I’d seen the episode, “Opie the Birdman”, the one where Opie… Continue reading
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Photo Interlude, Composition 8
MORNING WAKE UP CALL: I walked in this morning as the sun woke up & was reminded of a sign by a hospital elevator shaft from the last days of my father’s life. It read, “Have you said thank you… Continue reading
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Vol. 1, Chron. 10
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 10, GEOMETRY OF A MENSCH, let me tell you two a story from the steps: Today would’ve been my dad’s, your Great-granddad’s, 92nd birthday, it’s my 11th time without him & while he’s no longer present, he’s… Continue reading
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Vol. 1, Chronicle 9
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY: Today, the boss of MJPB has a birthday. The first birthday they spent together was at a concert with the band Chicago. That day, the couple known to… Continue reading
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Volume 1, Chronicle 8, Thursday with Grandad
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 8, THURSDAY WITH GRANDDAD, let me tell you a story from the steps: A friend that recently lost her father posted a pic of a cardinal as she parked at work with the simple caption, Dad. Legend… Continue reading
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A love story…
VALENTINE THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY, Keys to “BIG MAC”, let the Pool Boy tell you two girlies a love story: Monday, August 27,1984, a little before 8:00 AM, the young man destined to be… Continue reading
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Vol.1, Chronicle 7, Souvenirs Redux
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 7, SOUVENIRS REDUX, let me tell you a story from the steps: Well, it’s really two intertwined stories, the first, a present day tale, the second published in March of 2022 though the scroll started on a… Continue reading
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Vol. 1, Chronicle 6, Girls in sport day
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 6, NATIONAL WOMEN & GIRLS IN SPORT DAY 2024, let me tell you, my granddaughters, a story from the steps: This isn’t meant to be about athletics, though it is about women in athletics. Women who helped… Continue reading
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Photo Interlude, Composition 7
Images & Inspiration, Composition 7, Sunday morning coffee with Satchel Paige: “Don’t pray in the rain if you ain’t gonna pray when the sun shines” Continue reading
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Photo Interlude, Composition 6
Images & Inspiration, Composition 6, Woodpeckers times 2: Today, in these trees behind my mom’s, I heard a woodpecker doing what God put him here to do & pleasing Him as it gave a tree what for with the rat-a-tat-tat… Continue reading
Stories from the Steps 