Stories from the Steps

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  • Vol. 3, Chronicle 17

    VOLUME 3, CHRONICLE 17, THE STORY STARTED IN 1975:Stress. Two years ago, July 3, 2024 when I posted the 3 section work that follows as Volume 1, Chronicle 28, I had no idea of the stresses that lay in wait… Continue reading

    Vol. 3, Chronicle 17

  • The Dementia Talks #23

    THE DEMENTIA TALKS #23 – SUNDOWN, NO LIPSTICK FOR THE PIG: An old carpenter I used to run into on job sites, used to tell young carpenters when their attempts at cosmetic surgery on crown moulding failed that it appeared… Continue reading

    The Dementia Talks #23

  • Vol. 3, Chronicle 16

    STORIES FROM THE STEPS, VOLUME 3 CHRONICLE 16 – LISTEN TO YOUR DAD: Dear 3 year old standing by your dad, Last week we shared a birthday. On Father’s Day, I want to share something else. I believe this life… Continue reading

    Vol. 3, Chronicle 16

  • The Dementia Talks #22

    NOTHING:Monday, it was time to take my mom from a pedestrian bridge in our last talk to a church. It was a journey yielding nothing… Over the weekend while following like Jason & the Argonauts a YouTube golden fleece, I… Continue reading

    The Dementia Talks #22

  • NOW

    VOLUME 3, CHRONICLE 12, NOW:      There is a scarcity of words. They are heavy, there’s a gravity as I pull them out of my soul trying to say something for Mother’s Day.       Earlier this week, I mentioned a friend that… Continue reading

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  • Vol. 3, Chronicle 10

    VOLUME 3, CHRONICLE 10: 4 YEARS IN SUNDOWN, NOW & THEN. As I say good morning to another night, I’m struggling with do I need to say something or do I have something to say? John Steinbeck said, “I write… Continue reading

    Vol. 3, Chronicle 10

  • DEAR DAD,     Today marks the 13th time I’ve celebrated your birthday without you. Before you left us in September 2013, we had taken advantage of time & said the things fathers & sons need to share.       The five years… Continue reading

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  • GRIEF, DENTYNE & DEMENTIA: “It was Dentyne”. That line from “Hoosiers” is my favorite movie quote ever. Hickory Husker basketball coach Norman Dale instructs his guard, Buddy Walker, that the man he’s guarding is chewing gum & he wants Buddy… Continue reading

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  • Vol. 2 Chronicle 36

    ADVENT, THE WEIGHT: I haven’t felt very “Christmasy” this year. Perhaps I’ve lost the wonder or perhaps I’ve wandered with the weight of daily routine or maybe it’s just that 2025 has added weight by stripping the word normal from… Continue reading

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  • Vol. 2, Chronicle 35: Genesis

    FOREWORD: Three years ago, December 16, 2022, these steps met their final student footprints. In the past three months, they met their demise.      I didn’t know it lying on that couch in Pearl, Mississippi that “Stories from the Steps”, with… Continue reading

    Vol. 2, Chronicle 35: Genesis