Potty Talk - more than meets the eye
(Reposted from my Substack page - it's easy to subscribe!) A great rift threatens the fabric of our society and it is necessary for...
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rebrhoads
May 31, 20233 min
Compassion for those who bleed
Huntley Bannister, the main character in The Leavings, has a bleeding disorder known as von Willebrand’s disease. When I began writing...
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rebrhoads
Apr 13, 20234 min
My Pretty Pony
Stick and binder twine forts in the woods. Ponies shaking deer flies from their ears. Long trail rides on hot summer days. Braunschweiger...
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rebrhoads
Oct 26, 20224 min
Take a Picture!
The fall rains have come. For over a week, it’s been gloomy with spates of downpours, spits of drizzles, and pelts of snow, weather which...
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rebrhoads
Sep 22, 20223 min
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's POPOV MAN!
Who doesn’t enjoy a calming walk along a country road? A nice stretch of the ol’ legs in fresh air is not only good for the body, but it...
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rebrhoads
Jul 22, 20223 min
Quiet People, Big Impact
Some of the most admirable and influential people in my life have been those who speak quietly, oftentimes without words. They go about...
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rebrhoads
Apr 27, 20223 min
Blast off! Elon Musk and Twitter
The furor over Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter intrigues me. It reveals much about the state of our States where social media is...
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rebrhoads
Feb 22, 20224 min
Cannonball! A plunge into the past...
Learning to swim was as essential as breathing in my family. Dad made sure of it, especially as he’d been the point of the spear in...
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rebrhoads
Jan 20, 20223 min
Becoming Gollum
Another birthday, another year. I have much to be grateful for. I’ve often thought about people in less fortunate circumstances and try...
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rebrhoads
Dec 30, 20212 min
Tidbits and Random Thoughts...
It’s a day for penning random thoughts. Such as dealing with our aging Bichon, Paco. Such as the prospect of The Leavings making the...
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rebrhoads
Nov 18, 20214 min
Eggs in a Basket
Ten days ago, I sent my latest manuscript to my hard-working agent. She has multiple manuscripts to read from her stable of clients. Mine...
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rebrhoads
Nov 10, 20215 min
Pride and Prejudice at the Bedside
It was nearly thirty years ago, but I clearly remember the woman who came to my care in the CCU. She’d been languishing on the medical...
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rebrhoads
Oct 9, 20215 min
Fracture Fairy Tail, er, Tale
What a lovely day to graze in the meadow, thought Bessie, the chestnut mare, as she trotted out the paddock gate. I hope I’m the first...
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rebrhoads
Jun 28, 20212 min
Let the sunshine in!
What a wonder to have unimpeded conversations again! Oh, the endless frustration of masks that distorted our voices such that simple...
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rebrhoads
Jun 12, 20212 min
Vile Creatures
I once had a thriving collection of Asiatic lilies in my perennial garden. Sweet-scented and often bold-colored, there are few flowers...
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rebrhoads
May 27, 20214 min
To be free, or not to be free
What is freedom? I pondered this upon hearing of Sebastian Junger’s new book, Freedom, wondering if people had different connotations of...
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rebrhoads
Feb 27, 20217 min
The Leavings
(This is a short story rather than my usual blog. It recently received fifth place in a competition sponsored by Reader's Digest - woo...
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rebrhoads
Jan 22, 20213 min
Bigger not always better
“The more things change, the more they remain the same.” Alphonse Karr, French novelist. The Danielson School, a one-room schoolhouse,...
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rebrhoads
Dec 19, 20203 min
Happy Little Things
I apologize for my lack of attention to you, dear blog. You see, I’ve been focused on so many other things that you have been neglected....
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rebrhoads
Jul 31, 20205 min
Ichabod
You will know them by their fruits . . . The world is full of narcissists. Narcissists use many tools to manipulate others. They...
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