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The little swim team that could…
The little swim team that could, SHALLOW THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY: Miss Julie left the Pool Boy & his eggs & coffee for the pool before 7 this morning ‘cause you can’t start swim… Continue reading
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Vol 1, Chronicle 23, Casualties of War
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 23, MEMORIAL DAY, CASUALTIES OF WAR: By the time most read this, local scouts will have spent their Saturday morning placing flags on white markers at National Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day. My Dad returned from… Continue reading
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The point of Summer ’24 with MJPB
(SOME NOT & SOME) SHALLOW THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY, Summer ‘24, the point: And so it begins, the 100 days ‘til Labor Day & Miss Julie & the Pool Boy exchange their traditional farewell.… Continue reading
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Vol.1, Chronicle 22: Spittin’ Truth
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 22, SPITTIN’ TRUTH WITH RED: “The house don’t fall when the bones are good…” Maren Morris ~ “The Bones”~ These are my grandparents, little ones. This coming Sunday, May 26th, is the day they married in 1928… Continue reading
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Vol.1, Chronicle 21: From the Pool Boy
(PERSONAL & NOT SO) SHALLOW THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY, Windows, reflection & revelation: Earlier this month, I found myself alone in God’s house. As I stood on the stage under one of its stained… Continue reading
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Edna & a cake pan
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 20, EDNA & A CAKE PAN: This is your paternal great-great-grandmother. Twenty three years ago today, May 17, 2001, we lost her. Also pictured, her cake pan. The pan is mine now & I treasure it like… Continue reading
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Vol.1, Chronicle 18: Teacher Appreciation Week
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 18, TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: “…You stand at the edge while people run you through, I thank the Lord there’s people out there like you…”Elton John “Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters Miss Julie & I are privileged to… Continue reading
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Vol.1, Chronicle 17: 2 years in Sundown
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 17: 2 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
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Vol.1 Chronicle 16: April 19 at National
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 16: APRIL 19TH AT NATIONAL. The memory page on the social media ramble reminds me that three years ago, I said goodbye to Mel, a Navy veteran I called friend at my town’s National Cemetery, that I… Continue reading
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Vol.1, Chronicle 15: Dash
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 15, DASH: This weekend I received a text from one of the great cheerleaders* in my grand crusade of fingers poised over the typewriter keys to be the next great Southern writer like Faulkner, Capote, or O’Connor.… Continue reading
Stories from the Steps 