A big thing in our house right now is the History Channel series America: The Story of Us. Our recent home-schooling experiences have taught us the value of history told in unique and creative ways. We keep recording these programs and getting sucked in by the “I-never-knew-that” factor upon which these types of series seem to [...]

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“Dad?” RileyGrace is sitting in the back of our Ford Windstar gazing out the window.   ”Yes, ma’am.”  “How many years is a person when they start to get old?”  I glance at her in the rear view mirror.  Her posture is perfect as she sits atop the last car seat she’ll ever need.  Her head [...]

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Dr. Bellows wore plaid shirts without fail.  I remember this because the shape of his round belly played tragic games with the stripes in the pattern.  The result was something like latitude and longitude markings on a lumpy globe that orbited the room at least twice during each class.  I had decided from the first [...]

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Pardon the diversion from the Maxwell book. But I really wanted to share my new story with you first. I’ve included an excert below with a link to download the full story in PDF format. Altar Ego, an excerpt (Download the complete story) “So you’re not going to tell her?” asked Bentley. Vernon was studying [...]

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Below is one of my more recent short stories. Before you read it, please allow me this brief prologue: To my friends who may find this story less than tasteful, my apologies. To my friend upon who’s experience this story is loosely based, you are my hero. To other readers (all 6 of you), I [...]

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At a time in my life when I am discovering what “father” really means, I find myself working harder than ever to reconcile who I am with who I hope to be . . . as a dad, as a husband, as a man.  The following is a short story about a young man who’s [...]

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Does it ever bother you when you read a novel and can’t seem to understand what the title means?  One would think that a poetic title would find its derivation somewhere in the story and (at the very least) hinted at somewhere between the dedication and “The End.” But this is so often not the [...]

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