Independently Speaking
IkagaiOne of the pleasures of having children smarter than I am is they are always in the process of educating me. Recently, our son sent me a meme ab…
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Borkowski WreckingI checked. Borkowski Wrecking is still there. Sunday, there were four generations sitting around our dining room table. We had a good meal, and …
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What works...I was standing at the edge of a cliff, looking at one of the most beautiful sights I’d ever seen. A waterfall tumbled off the edge of a grassy m…
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FaroesI drew the curtain on the bedroom window and saw a dangerous green mountain, a few wisps of brilliant white clouds circling its crest. I grabbed…
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On the road again...I bought new boots, comfortable ones. Then I discovered that if you wear a pair of boots for thirty hours or so, they’re not THAT comfortable. L…
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Nice review from the UKHere’s a quote and a link to a very nice review for my latest novel I received from a publication in the UK. “I use some heavy words here, but t…
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TreesWell over a century ago, a man planted some trees where I live. He planted a lot of trees. The original grove was about ten acres. Now, an acre …
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Early MorningSometimes I wish I could remember her name. It was 5:21 a.m. and my wife’s cat clawed my toes to get me up, because he wanted to go outside. I h…
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