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Older brothers

July 17, 2025

This is my older brother Tim, on the right. He’s 16 months older than I am, and the picture on the left is taken at our grandparent’s place on the barn ridge.  I’m about a year and half, and Tim is ready to turn three. Being a second son has some interesting characteristics; Sometimes a…

My Letter to Bill Irwin

September 5, 2024

Dear Bill, In 1983, I was 27 years old, married for eight years, one son born, another along the way, working for my parents as a meat cutter in the family butcher shop, mostly thinking I would be there for the foreseeable future.  TV guide had a special section each day with highlights for the…

The Ellipses

July 28, 2022

The ellipsis… I have been in love with the ellipsis since I started writing. Not everyone shares that love. My indiscriminate love affair with this punctuation annoys and occasionally infuriates editors and administrators alike. Here’s the thing…or a thing. It may not be the thing, but it’s certainly a thing. The thing is… …I don’t…