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Teacher Not Preacher
Parent/Teacher Not Preacher Three years ago on the summer solstice, I honored one of my mother’s dying wishes and planted her ashes beneath a flowering bush. My mom died in October of 2014 and while I still miss her terribly, … Continue reading
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The Hate U Give
THE HATE U GIVE Why do we Americans travel the world looking for engagement with other cultures when we have one right here, different from ours, exotic even, and instead of engaging, we put a police barricade around it? I … Continue reading
Earth Day 2018
EARTH DAY 2018 The State of the Planet and What You Can Do to Help Fix It So here we are again, April 22, Earth Day, the one day a year that belongs to the “Mother of us all,” Senator Gaylord … Continue reading
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Cleanup In Aisle 7!
Cleanup in Aisle 7 We’ve all heard the term nature abhors a vacuum, meaning nature makes use of all its spaces even if it’s just a space filled with air. We humans have interpreted it a little differently, sadly, and … Continue reading
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I Just Want to Say One Word to You…
I Just Want to Say One Word to You… Imagine sitting on a beach. It’s hot. You’re thirsty. So you pull one of those handy plastic bottles from your cooler, take a big swig and are instantly refreshed. Or … Continue reading
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Interview with the Professor — of Horror!
Interview with the Professor — of Horror! Today’s guest is Professor Charles F. French. Professor French lives in northeastern, PA in the US of A. Trained in English Literature, he writes speculative fiction for fun and as a break from … Continue reading
This Is What Democracy Looks Like
This is What Democracy Looks Like “Show us what democracy looks like!” “This is what democracy looks like.” The man behind me chanted the first line while those of us around him chanted the refrain, over and over until we … Continue reading
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Requiem for a Sycamore
Requiem for a Sycamore (Song of the Earth — Part 2) We are under attack. First went the buffer trees to the west between our house and the farm behind, culled like a herd of buffalo in Yellowstone, one minute … Continue reading
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