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Autumn has rounded the corner and sent beautiful October weather to our hills. October gold is spread all over the

My wife loses a lot of things…until she finds them. The QuizI pulled into Mike’s to get my car washed

The little wild asters are making their appearance now, leaning over the creek as if watching the yellow leaves floating

“Maybe it’s time for you to settle down.” Those were my words to a friend who was seeking a bit

Swinging on the porch swing in the gathering darkness. . . only the monotonous sound of the night bugs. .

An ancient story often retold but never without relevance, has one of the Egyptian Pharaohs making a strange request of

The computer takes more blame for the operators’ mistakes than they do. I suppose it’s because, unlike the operator, the

Here is an ironclad prescription for personal misery: Attempt to keep everything, every person, every detail, and every moving part

I had ordered all sorts of food in Peru. I had tried chicken with a side of beans, beef with

Summer is dwindling down, with midsummer wild flowers holding court now. Yellow seems to be the dominant color, from the

You have to hand it to Windy. When Alphonse “Windy” Wilson chooses to speak, it is a bombastic sampling of

The best gifts are not always in the prettiest packages. BitchySome mornings,I wake up bitchy.If I’m hungry,And want something to

It was the early 1980s. It was Texas. It was December. It was a Southern Baptist church. It is customary

One of the sweetest compliments I have ever received since I began writing came in the form of a poem

There is an old story about a monastery that fell on hard times. Once it had thrived, but over the

“Sanctimonious siphons, it’s hot!” said Dud, sitting at the philosophy counter and turning over his coffee cup for action with

I had always said I could never be fond of a cat because cats are annoying animals. Around our farm,

If you buy just what you need and not what you want, you’d have a lot less needs. LifersThe Ohio

Years ago my Dad, known as Darvis or “Bill” to friends, joined me on an afternoon hike along the White

The 122nd Fighter Wing unveiled two historical paintings by renowned artist and aviator Peter Westacott, July 20, 2013. He is

“Bert looks good this morning, Doc,” Dud said, quietly. Three stools down the counter, Bert smiled and said, “Yes, I

In American literature, the biggest religious pretender of all time is probably Sinclair Lewis’ Elmer Gantry. While most of us

Why do those who understand not what they say, say so much? On a RollDid you read about the team

One of the nicest pleasures in the summer is to sit on the porch swing in the early morning coolness