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Heroic bonds forged in COVID-Times
Significant bonds were forged in early COVID-Times
Four-letter words in COVID-Times
Four-letters words of Covid-19 times…
The Camp Fire is Contained – the finale
Paradise lost – and not regained – awaiting the good news that the Campfire Fire of 2018 was contained
The Secrets to Happiness
The secrets of happiness… service to others in his name.
Ferg and the Camp Fire Remembered
Meanwhile, Ferg continued muttering while he scraped and re-scraped the griddle. The ham was long gone, and he was about to run out of pancake mix. Maybe I can water it down…and serve meals on paper plates. He muttered some more, sighed, and then re-focused on his...
Paradise Lost, Part Two
By the time she’d made her way to Booth #1, Grace’s legs felt as if she’d slogged twenty-four miles. Her heart had met its test of endurance—so far. “It’s a goldang mess,” Ferguson muttered to no one in particular, though Grace overheard his remark. There wasn’t a...
Why – the Stickiest Word of Story-Telling
My response to the monthly question posed to writers who relish the INSECURE WRITERS’ SUPPORT GROUP.
Paradise is Not on the Menu
A revisionist revisit of the Paradise Fire, November 8, 2018
Character Coincidence, an outtake from The Jailbird’s Jackpot
Startled, Amy whipped her body around, causing vertigo. When she righted, she saw a soft-spoken older woman, clothed in a luxurious robe and glitter-covered mules. Holy Mother of Whomever, it was the Widow Braghorn, a prominent member of the community Amy had once...
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