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True Fiction
I picked up Baby Jack at a Borders in the Detroit airport. I was needing something to read while waiting for my plane and during the layover in Chicago. It looked about the right length, and I figured I’d finish it before touching down in Minneapolis. What really hooked me, though, were the blurbs on…
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My Hero
I wrote this a few years before my mom died. I know my dad still grieves for my mom, but he has also shown remarkable resilience. He keeps busy volunteering at the library, taking meals to shut-ins—often to people younger than himself—, and taking trips to visit family. Because of his unshakable faith, he views…
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Eerie Happenings
I originally wrote this post about a year and a half ago while I was on the road. I had been staying at a hotel and had just finished watching The Mothman Prophecies, which was certainly an eerie movie. It got me thinking about eeriness in general and about my own experiences with the eerie.…
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Doggone Blog
I accidentally deleted my blog. Horrors! I started to re-create it, but then I thought, “What’s the point?” Let’s just move on. Here’s what happened. May it serve as a cautionary tale to others. I created a new blog yesterday thinking I might use it to write from a somewhat different perspective. Then I changed…
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Jesus Weeps
Jesus wept at the grave of his friend, Lazarus. Those who were present thought he wept for Lazarus’ death. But how could that be so since he knew he was about to restore Lazarus to life? What was it that made Jesus weep? I’m not sure what it was, though I have some ideas. Actor…