2026
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What Happens When I Die?
I have lived on this earth for over 31,000 days—eighty-five years of mornings, mistakes, prayers, and small victories. Lately, my…
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What Does it Mean to be an American?
I was born eleven months before the start of World War II, into a country already bracing for sacrifice. My…
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Brandon
I have three biological grandchildren and four “bonus” grandchildren through my wife, seven bright points of light in our lives.…
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Dad
My father left this world in 1986, after thirteen long years of illness that slowly took his strength but never…
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My Favorite Sport
For most of my life, my favorite sport was football — specifically NFL football, the kind where enormous men in…
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My Grandpa’s Dilemma
The night sky over Clell, Virginia, hung low with stars, a frosty bowl of light over the narrow valley. The…
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My Close Call… by Jane Strebel
I remember him still: massive, intimidating, and totally fulfilling the expectations of his name. Samson was a Hereford bull. He…
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The Silence of Loneliness
Hank sat on the bank’s edge, fishing pole in one hand, a thick cigar in the other, and his middle…
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Betty’s Gift of Berries
By the time anyone heard Tom coming, it was already too late to pretend they weren’t home. The old truck…
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My Life in Ten Sentences
As my eighty-fifth birthday approaches, I’ve taken on the challenge of telling my life’s story in just ten sentences, a…
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