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Miles O'Neal
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A Tale of Two Thunderbirds
I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd on their first big tour, opening for the Who in Atlanta. Both bass players that night (Leon Wilkeson for LS and John En
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May 31, 20191 min read
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Nappy Headed Thing
Up to this point we were just two normal-looking customers awaiting service, but eventually we felt we had to take action. "Keep Austin
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Mar 8, 20192 min read
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My Brief Career as a Cartoonist
"It's a joke, son, Ah say, it's a JOKE!" (I remember hearing Foghorn Leghorn in my head, and having to argue myself out of
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Mar 1, 20192 min read
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Lost Stuff
All of us have lost, tossed, sold, or given away stuff over the years that we've later wished we hadn't. When I dropped out of college...
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Feb 22, 20192 min read
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Riffing on the Past That Wasn't There
You're at a vow renewal where your spouse knows the bride, but you know only your spouse and two people sitting on the bride's side. At...
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Feb 15, 20191 min read
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Love Your Libraries
I've read as far back as I can remember. During my teen years and most of my adult life, I read at least 2-3 books a week; during peak...
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Feb 8, 20193 min read
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Brazen Shore
On a brazen shore In southern Alabama Thousands of years ago Where false idols fell In a barren waste By a rocky cairn By a boat's dried...
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Feb 1, 20191 min read
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A Brief History of the TV Remote Control
When I was a kid, I was the remote. I had to actually get up and walk all the way to the TV to change the volume or channel. Or stop it...
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Jan 25, 20191 min read
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Growing up Miles (T2 is for Train Trestle)
"There's something about a train that needs watching. I think we forget that." -Neil Ellis Orts "In Soviet Russia, train watches you!"...
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Jan 18, 20194 min read
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Dedication Part 2
Twenty years or so ago, I was trying to get serious about writing. I wasn't getting anywhere, and experienced what we commonly call...
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Jan 11, 20191 min read
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Milestones vs Goals
I'm on author Dan Koboldt's email list. His new year's eve email included the nugget below based on something Tobias Buckell (another...
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Jan 4, 20192 min read
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Dedication Part 1
I had a number of influential teachers, but none more so for my writing than Ms. Marian Unger, my subversive high school senior year...
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Dec 28, 20183 min read
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Smile for the Cameras
A bass player acquaintance related a story of his band's drummer making silly faces at their new singer during rehearsal. The singer took...
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Dec 21, 20181 min read
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Stone Age Cartoons
A year or so ago, there was a Facebook chain post asking who your favorite childhood cartoon character was. When I was a kid we didn't...
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Dec 7, 20181 min read
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Even More Ado About Nothing
"Don't take life so serious, son ... It ain't no how permanent." -Porky Pine (Pogo comic strip) The same sentiment should apply to how we...
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Nov 30, 20181 min read
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The Reality of my Fantasy
A recent Sunday NY Times column Sunday Book Review titled "Between Books" by Ann Packer contained the following bit which I found...
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Jun 10, 20152 min read
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There is no box.
I used to say, "I've written pretty much everything but novels and romance. I can't write those." Then I accidentally (yes, really!)...
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May 18, 20151 min read
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