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Once We Had Heroes
27 Sep

Once We Had Heroes

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Once our nation honored deeds, of heroes made of steel, not reeds.   Moving dirt, and blasting rock, planting corn or raising stock.   Scaling peaks, across the sky, risking all, to do or die.   That’s how heroes won their fame. Now they simply play a game.   Strut the stage with song and dance, or pose as one who took a chance.   What once we knew to be a fact, now they come to take it back……

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They Called Him Mr. Tower
05 Sep

They Called Him Mr. Tower

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Stealing down the stairs, the young boy listened to the rustle of morning dishes. At the bottom, he paused and carefully peered into the living room. In one corner, a floor lamp illuminated an old man deeply absorbed in his morning paper. The boy quietly approached and tugged the man’s freshly starched sleeve. Startled, the man peered over his glasses at the intrusion, the young whippersnapper that dared to disturb his reading. The man had a reputation as strait-laced, yet…..

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07 Feb

Safe From the Picklocks of History

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Brilliant wildflowers carpeted the fields, interrupted by scattered woods ablaze with dogwood and redbud. The aroma of tilled soil wafted through the window. It was spring on the Illinois Prairie, and April 9, 1927, was a lovely day. Somewhere between Joliet and LaPorte, an old Model T puttered eastward  – well it wasn’t that old, they’d only been made since ’08. In the car, two young schoolteachers returned from Joliet. Ethel snuggled closer to Harold; he smiled and patted her…..

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07 Nov

Viewports of History

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“The electorate is more polarized that anytime in history,” intoned the ‘oh so serious’ talking head. I laughed so hard that I spilled my drink. Seriously, I spilled my drink. “How about 1960’s?” I yelled at the screen. Yes, this election has been nasty, but really – worst ever? Collecting my thoughts, I remembered a phenomenon that I call viewports of history. Sadly, most people only understand the history they have lived, ignoring earlier history. If they did not live…..

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05 Sep

So You Wrote a Children’s Book?

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“So you wrote a children’s book?” the voice on the phone asked. She was pleasant, but my insecure ears picked up a note of condescension. “Yes, I wrote it for my granddaughter when she was learning to read.” “I see,” the voice paused. “So it’s a picture book?” “No, not a picture book,” I answered trying to think how best to describe it. “Not a picture book, so is the target audience  MG or YA?” What? I thought. After retiring…..

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07 May

So You Wrote a Children’s Book?

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“So you wrote a children’s book?” the voice on the phone asked. She was pleasant, but my insecure ears picked up a note of condescension. “Yes, I wrote it for my granddaughter when she was learning to read.” “I see,” the voice paused. “So it’s a picture book?” “No, not a picture book,” I answered trying to think how best to describe it. “Not a picture book, so is the target audience  MG or YA?” What? I thought. After retiring…..

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