The conversation started over breakfast, a thread to a tangent passed with pepper and more coffee. It stuck like syrup […]
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Ghost Stories of Christmas? My Mother’s Still Haunts Me
It started when I was 6. My dad interrupted Christmas to tell me THAT MY FRIGGIN’ GRANDMOTHER WAS DEAD. And the ghost stories begin.
First Dance for Child Stirs Memories, Great Hopes in Dad
I cannot wait to listen as she puts her head on my shoulder and recounts the entire Technicolor evening of dance — good and bad.
Camper Journal Glimpses into Family’s Past, Future and Growth
The end of that old camper is a beginning for that journal I found in it. It shows me a past where I hoped for my boys’ future.
Thanksgiving Tradition: Football, Parades, Name That Dead Bird
There’s no secret formula to forming those traditions – at least none I’m aware of. Well, repetition seems like a needed ingredient.
Fathers of All Ages Catch Up with the Times
Having a kid forces you to grow up immediately. What would I have done had I become a father in my 20s rather than my mid-30s?