Monthly Archives: April 2017

Shake the Gates!

Posted on April 30, 2017 by

You have the key. Use it!

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Wipe That Smug Look off Your Face

Posted on April 29, 2017 by

I love the reflection off Lake Basement in the morning. “Wipe that smug look off your face” was one of my father’s go-to sayings. I hated to be humbled. Still do. But my heavenly father is also in the humbling business, so … Continue reading →

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Blades of Grass

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

A personal paraphrase of Psalm 90 Father You have always been our home Before the mountains were thrust up Or the earth itself was shaped You were our God Yet at your word we turn to dust For time has no … Continue reading →

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Travelling First Class

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

Next week I fly to Orlando for my first major film festival! The last time I travelled, I got confused. My hosts rented a Lexus for me and it had all of these little voices. Every time I’d fail to … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 62

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Fifteen: Destiny (Continued) Previously: Zack and Gina were depressed and plagued by nightmares, when suddenly the mercurial Aunt Aloysia showed…

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Drive-Thru Mortuary

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

Drive-by open-casket viewings premiered in Pensacola, Florida, 30 years ago, but have only recently become a national trend. I haven’t been to one (and don’t plan to), but I imagine it’s something like:  “Hi, and welcome to McDeath. We put the fun … Continue reading →

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The Fifth Beatle

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
It seems so silly now, but as a kid growing up in sunny SoCal I had a dogged loyalty to our locally grown Beach Boys that required me to “hate” The Beatles, those foreigners with goofy…

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