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Back Home Again

Jerry packed the U-haul we had rented for the one-way trip from Houston to Louisville and I strapped Angela into the car seat for the sixteen hour ride home. “Aren’t you going to put the cat in the...

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Almost Like Home

I have only a few memories of my father prior to my parents’ divorce. In the first I was so young I still slept in a crib. It was nighttime and my mother carried baskets full of laundry back and forth...

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My Story: Keep Out

We were out for a Sunday afternoon drive when I saw the road, marked by one of those green street signs. Otherwise I might not have turned there. AJ was facing the backseat, talking to Robert and...

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Daily Prompt: Burnt – Burned Beyond Recognition

I’m not so good at the Postaday challenge. Although I’ve been fairly good at keeping up daily posts – I do take one day off each week – I haven’t been so good responding to the Daily Prompts. It seems...

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Escape to Texas

“I’m moving to Texas.” I looked around to see who spoke the words aloud that I had repeated in my head for the past five years. It was Mel. In the past six years we went to school together I couldn’t...

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My Confessional

For reasons that are still unclear to me, I left the church a little over a year ago. Lent 2012 passed by with barely a nod of recognition from me. I did get ashed on the designated Wednesday, and I...

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Every House Tells A Story

This needs to be updated and is still a WIP. For M and L and all those who are struggling to provide. When we pulled up to the house at 18th and Portland, I was immediately intrigued by its character –...

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On My Way

When I left Indiana for Houston all I could think about was getting out, breaking free of my mom and stepfather. Leaving childhood friends, the church people, and the community behind didn’t bother me....

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