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”
Tag: memoir
The Funniest People I Know: Introduction
When I began writing again this past December, my intention was to shed light on good things and good people. Isn’t there enough angst already? Yesterday, an…… Read more “The Funniest People I Know: Introduction”
Mosquito Dancing in the Fire Hall
My wife Karen was born in Trenton, New Jersey and spent most of her childhood in the small town of Tabernacle on the edge of the pine…… Read more “Mosquito Dancing in the Fire Hall”
Caddying for the Younger Generation
Francis Chan put hands over his face and agonized about whether to speak the unspeakable to a traditionally proud and spiritually cloistered group that appeared from his…… Read more “Caddying for the Younger Generation”
Becky Ran Home Today
Becky Marie Davis ran home today. The last time she ran was 1954. But today, her legs were unbound, her lungs filled with fresh air, her heart…… Read more “Becky Ran Home Today”
Alone at Eve
John F. Kennedy, C.S. Lewis and Grace Walker Taylor all died on November 22nd. Just hours after my grandmother Grace passed on that date in 1993, my…… Read more “Alone at Eve”
Limestone School part 6 walking home
As John Welch’s arm exploded through the safety glass just above the brass push bar he realized the race had been won and the battle lost. Our…… Read more “Limestone School part 6 walking home”
Limestone School part 5 the neighborhood
I grew up alongside Kevin Arnold of the Wonder Years only without a Jets letter jacket. Those neighborhood landmarks and watershed moments and the guys I ran…… Read more “Limestone School part 5 the neighborhood”
Limestone School part 4 sliding candy and crooked forks
Brach’s hard candy slid across the gleaming tile floors of the main hall at Limestone school like tiny hockey pucks propelled by the hand of Rusty the…… Read more “Limestone School part 4 sliding candy and crooked forks”
Gushing Well Water
During my final two years at Harding University, I lived in a dilapidated house with eight guys on the edge of campus in Searcy, Arkansas. Rector House…… Read more “Gushing Well Water”
