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Everything in this story is true. Some names may be changed for the usual reasons. My Grandpa Troy retired from 40 years on the Santa Fe Railroad in 1979, and …
Stop the Presses!
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Me and Jesus
Everything in this story is true. Though I happily left my small, provincial hometown decades ago, I do keep up with my old friends who remain there, and occasionally go …
Hey! Let’s Go Bowling! Read More
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A Long Slow Season
Everything in this story is true. The turmoil of my childhood home life is well documented elsewhere on this site, and readers of my other memoir chapters have good reason …
Vacation! All I Ever Wanted
This really happened. Names, details of some events and some identifying factors have been changed for the usual reasons. Despite my dismal grades and worse attitude, I was allowed in …
The Loud Sucking of Adulthood
I was sitting next to my mother in our ’60 Chevy one day as she drove down the main drag of our quiet little rural town. It was some time …
Telethon Man
Genny was ready for bed. She labored to swallow each of her evening pills in turn — one to calm her nerves, one to prevent back spasms, one to ease …
Genny and Me
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Coming of Age on the Cherokee Strip
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(I Barely) Remember the Alamo