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Dad’s Little Cricket
There he is! I’ve been looking for him for the last ten years. Dad abandoned us when I was fourteen—said he needed space. Space! Texas already has a lot of that. Should I just walk in, stand in front...
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Jean, the Bag Lady The streets of New York have taken their toll on Jean Matthews. I’ve watched her go downhill over the years. Now, her greasy hair hangs long around her neck, framing a face that is...
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Daffodils and Green Bologna
Daffodils and Green Bologna It was April 12th. The daffodils had popped their heads up to greet the early spring. Seventy-degree sunshine had brought out dozens of gardeners with their six-pack...
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New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions – who keeps them? An author friend of mine recently posted that instead of making “resolutions,” why not call them a bucket list for the new year. I like that. Calling them...
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Connecting Flight I was sitting in the window seat on a flight from Atlanta to Houston. The weather was picture-perfect when we took off from Hartsfield-Jackson at 11:55. But somewhere along the way...
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Connecting – Part #2 of 3
Disconnect I remember only some of what happened immediately after the impact. But I do recall some dude pulling me out of my burning truck. I’d been hauling a load of logs out of Dothan. One of them...
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Connecting – Part #3 of 3
Connecting Again It was a blustery Sunday morning. I figured I’d be alone. I zipped up my windbreaker, feeling the weight of the Glock in my left pocket. I knew the water was deep and the current...
View ArticleThink You Might Wright A Book? – Are You Kidding?
Think you might wright a book? Are you kidding? I hear it all the time. “Eldon, I’ve been thinking about writing a book.” How should I respond to that? Most people think they can just sit down at a...
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Murder on Fifth Avenue
Murder on Fifth Avenue It was morning rush hour. The sidewalk hummed with the normal flurry of suits and briefcases, some marching to glassed-in offices with walnut desks, others trudging up to ho-hum...
View ArticleThink You Might Write a Book? – Are you kidding?
I hear it all the time. “Eldon, I’ve been thinking about writing a book.” How should I respond to that? Most people think they can just sit down at a computer and type out 80,000 words that readers...
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