My friends from South Jersey are different than Okies. They eat hoagies instead of subs, dip their ice cream cone in jimmies instead of sprinkles, and they…… Read more “Eggcorn genius”
Tag: family stories
Hiking Like Elijah
Abraham Joshua Heschel said, “I did not ask for success; I asked for wonder.” Wonder is one of the reasons I stare at constellations, marvel at newborn…… Read more “Hiking Like Elijah”
Sixty Years on a Chalkboard
We celebrated our parents sixtieth wedding anniversary the day after Thanksgiving and while taking family pictures in the church sanctuary at the Dewey Church, I saw light…… Read more “Sixty Years on a Chalkboard”
Butch, Sundance, and Jimmy
Yesterday, sitting in my recliner on a Sunday afternoon, half-awake, my cell phone rang. It was Jimmy. I knew he had just been released from OU Medical…… Read more “Butch, Sundance, and Jimmy”
Discovering the Holy Among the Profane in Fifteen Minutes
I grew up in a home that severely limited my creative outlet of language…I wasn’t allowed to curse, nor was I given the freedom to vent with…… Read more “Discovering the Holy Among the Profane in Fifteen Minutes”
100 Years of Furious Indifference
My maternal grandmother died three years ago, January 20, 2011, at the age of ninety-nine. She would have celebrated her 100th birthday May 1st, 2011 so I’m…… Read more “100 Years of Furious Indifference”
Thanksgiving Man
Yesterday I experienced two moving moments. One was simple, a man walking along a sidewalk in my hometown. He was arguing passionately with someone, but he was…… Read more “Thanksgiving Man”
Dancing Around the Costume Chest
Back in the days when my kids believed in Santa and my words had the force and weight to either bless them or crush them, our daughters…… Read more “Dancing Around the Costume Chest”
Flashes of Wonder
If I wrote like my wife talks, I’d write narrative like a kid writing home from summer camp, “I had oatmeal for breakfast and we played softball…… Read more “Flashes of Wonder”
Skimming Along Old Man River
This weekend the Sooner football team defeated Notre Dame and I skimmed along the mud flat shoals of the Red River in an air boat with four…… Read more “Skimming Along Old Man River”
