Memories
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Saying Goodbye to NCIS: Los Angeles After 14 Years
“Everything that has a beginning has an end.” The Oracle (Matrix Revolutions) Knowing everything has an ending helps prepare you for shows like NCIS: ... -
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Southern Ways – Part 1
As I sat in dead Aunt Rosie’s parlor and waited for the coroner to show up, I glanced around the well-lived-in room. My eyes ... -
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The Familiar Mask
There’s this mask we wearThis mask only has one task in lifeOh, it does its job excellentlyIt holds on with every vigor in its ... -
Ma Millie-7
After the initial shock of Rita’s cancer diagnosis, several meetings with doctors and specialists were scheduled. A treatment regimen is recommended, followed, and monitored ... -
A Road Not Taken
A road not taken wasforty years ago – to trust my motherhear her advicefire the therapistwho honed my resentment against her. If I did, ... -
Suicide: The Silent Adversary
While I enjoyed a lifestyle thirty years in the making, my kids’ generation seemed to be opting out of life rather than realizing their ... -
The Island Flamingo: Part 13
The boat slows down as it nears a remote island. I look over to the right and see the sandy shore with a small ... -
What is Life?
I’m awakened by the piercing sound of woeful screams The wind has stopped in recognition of a loss The sun has dimmed her smile ...