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Vol. 3 Chronicle 1
“I have never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” Thomas Jefferson, 1801 The Facebook memory machine relays that this group met for dinner on this day eight years… Continue reading
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Thank you to everyone for making 2025 a success for this little writing adventure. It began two years ago, a crusade of creativity into sports, music & pop culture. An effort hoping with each effort to equal creatives with words… 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
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Vol. 2, Chronicle 27
38 YEARS & 51 WEEKS, WHAT I’VE LEARNED: This past Saturday, exactly one week shy of 39 years, Miss Julie & I attended a wedding in the same gorgeous cathedral where we stated our vows. As I sat with my… Continue reading
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Vol. 2, Chronicle 26
(4:45AM & THE GOSPEL OF MARK, NOT SO) SHALLOW THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY: On this day one year ago, Miss Julie unlocked the pool gates at 4:45 in the morning. She did it not… Continue reading
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Vol 2, Chronicle 23
STORIES FROM THE STEPS, VOLUME 2, CHRONICLE 23, DEFINITIONS: Urban slang & the great guitarist Jimi Hendrix have a differing definition of “gypsy eyes” than me. I’ve increasingly felt that the eyes of that nomadic lifestyle are wise & tough… Continue reading
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