Every story that becomes a book or a movie or a television show has a history, a moment when the author begins to put the pieces together, a moment that kick-starts the question, “What if . . .? An earlier…
Yearly Archives: 2017
WHAT GOES AROUND . . .
A view from my childhood, Castle Hill No, this isn’t a tale about me getting my comeuppance. It is instead a philosophical consideration of how life sometimes happens in patterns. I grew up in a valley in the Panhandle of…
A FAMILY MYSTERY
Our Great American Solar Eclipse has come and gone with hundreds of thousands of people traveling great distances to be a part of it. Here in Custer County, America, the impact was not as great as in other areas. But still,…
OBSTRUCTIONISM
I just heard a term I haven’t encountered before: Obstructionism. Apparently the competition between the two major political parties has reached the point that when one party wins, the losers do their damnedest to make sure the winning party accomplishes…
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RUNNING TO RHODE ISLAND
PHOTO CREDIT: Crystal Hall Aurnhammer The emotional transition—from “wannabe” writer with all of the doubts and insecurities to actually embracing the role of “writer”—is not an easy one. I remember one writing coach who urged us to spend time each…
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