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On the Passing of Dolly Parton
I grew up on a steady diet of Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, etc. That’s the music my grandfather listened to while we mucked out stalls, rode in the pickup truck, worked in the yard, sat in the porch swing. I was particularly a Dolly Parton fan and I could…
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Beyond Writer’s Block
Two things happened in my writing life that I have not yet been able to go beyond. A Small Diary My mother gave me my very first diary for Christmas when I was in first grade and for about a month, I poured out my 6-year-old soul into that small book. I was so proud…
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Monsters on Mondays | Chapter 7: The Anti-Monster
VLADIMIR NABOKOV And so we arrive at Lolita. I read Lolita as a 20something and not since. I have no intention of reading it again, but Claire Dederer’s words ring true: to choose to read Lolita is to choose to engage with something monstrous. For the rest of your life, every time you see the…
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Clothing, Fashion, and Aesthetics (Part 1)
Several years ago I bought a sewing machine. I thought I could learn to sew because I wanted to make curtains and pillow covers for my sofa and things like that. It’s still in the box. Now I think I should give it away because assuredly there are people out there who could use a…
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Stamp Collecting
This stamp to the right began my love for collecting stamps, also known as philately. In 1977, when I was six years old, I received a Scott stamp album for Christmas. It came with a couple hundred stamps and a stamp catalog and I was completely captivated. It was divided topically: animals, space, uniforms, art.…
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I Wish I Could
Another book on my “kid” bookshelf is this one, I Wish I Could by Dean Walley. This charming book was published by Hallmark in 1970 and given to me for my second birthday by my great-grandmother. The text of this book played right into my developing imagination and the illustrations by Arlene Noel are some…
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Susan in the Driver’s Seat
Published in 1973, Susan in the Driver’s Seat was written by Kathi Gibeault and illustrated by Jane Ike.