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Every Morning

LesSep 26, 20232 min read

I am planting wheat. The field I am on is hilly, and I can’t always see the all the way to the end of the pass I’m on. The tractor I am driving is old, and doesn’t have GPS on it. Each time I turn around at the end of the pass I am dismayedRead More

Twenty-One

LesSep 22, 20234 min read

Daughter of mine. Recently, the calendar showed me that you had crossed this all-important threshold of age. Which means, according to certain statutes set in place by this land, that now you can claim sole ownership of your person, mind,…

Close

LesSep 17, 20232 min read

I am sitting outside on the back porch in the shade, with a cup of coffee. I hear the occasional truck on its way to some delivery on the highway, three miles from here. The cool air rustles through the…

Tucked Away

LesSep 10, 20232 min read

I happened upon it by accident.  If I hadn’t missed my turn, I probably never would have seen it. It was tucked away on a little grassy hill, behind what looked like used to be industrial buildings now sitting idle.…

Chuck

LesSep 9, 20232 min read

After a nice breakfast of frosted flakes, topped off with Mama J’s granola and brown sugar, I made my way out back to where I had Bryce’s pickup parked. I fired it up, and immediately regretted taking the pains I…