More than a decade ago this page was a crutch as I limped through parenting a lot of kids…and then one day I just stopped writing. I don’t remember why. Maybe I didn’t need it anymore. Or maybe life defeated me in ways I didn’t want to explain and so I just…didn’t.

To see what I’m writing now, click on my SUBSTACK. Follow along. Let’s see where this goes.

Latest Stories

  • Just Another Scenic Sunday »

    Just Another Scenic Sunday »

    In honor of my daughter Heather’s 23rd birthday, today’s Scenic Sunday is dedicated to her! August 28, 1988

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  • I’ll Worry About It…If I Get Sick »

    This week my doctor found a nodule on my thyroid.  She sucked some blood from my body, promised test results soon and told me to return in a week. I went in for an earache and pain when I swallowed and came out with far more than I bargained for.  On the one hand, I’m…

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  • Anthony…on Puberty »

    Anthony…on Puberty »

    Because we live in the sticks a trip anywhere takes a while.  Most people like to crank up the radio and sing or roll down the windows and listen to the wind.  Anything to drown out the kids.  I like to stick all three small boys in the seat behind me and then be very…

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  • Momma’s Paintings »

    Momma’s Paintings »

    I have glimpses of memory from my very early childhood of my mother  holding a pallet knife and a paint tray.  But not long after my birth my mother…for reasons of insanity caused by parenting, no doubt…stopped painting.  It was a travesty, as my mother has spent her entire life taking care of my dad…

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  • Time Dawdles On »

    As time moves quickly, just like our parents warned, most of us spend at least a small portion of time re-evaluating who we are, where we’ve been and what we’re going to do next.   As my peers and I circle our fortieth year, preparing to land in our fifth decade, we can’t help but reflect…not…

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