Monthly Archives: April 2009
Men
Posted April 14, 2009 – 9:00 pm in: VerseIn those days when each moment brought a fresh impression, a new opportunity to exercise analysis and judgment, there was an era when I served my apprenticeship in the craft of manhood. The strong and ancient compulsions of lust and desire, appetites and arousal, were easy to know though difficult to control. Instincts are the [...]
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Posted April 13, 2009 – 5:55 am in: JournalI’ve been riding my bicycle quite a bit lately. It’s a Specialized mountain bike, about 10 years old. I bought it at a place called Tarkio in Warsaw, Indiana. The Tarkio shop has moved to Winona Lake and has been renamed Trailhouse Village Outdoor Store. I recommend the place. The owners are friendly, very helpful, [...]
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Posted April 11, 2009 – 10:25 am in: Tales“Hi.” The man stood behind his desk, smiling and holding out his hand. “Thanks for stopping by today.” Jason reached across the desk and shook hands. The man’s grasp was not firm. He just placed his hand in the air for Jason to squeeze. “I’m Bill Brochure.” “Hi. Jason Pike,” Jason said. “Have a seat, [...]
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Posted April 9, 2009 – 6:13 am in: Journal“Intolerable climate consequences” are at this moment being discussed on NPR. Hearing the phrase makes me wonder how many ways there are to define “intolerable.” What’s intolerable for me might be just fine for someone else. For example, just because I don’t want to see the melting of the polar ice caps and consider the [...]
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Posted April 6, 2009 – 5:53 am in: HistoryOne remarkable day in the fall of 1960, at German Township Elementary School just west of South Bend, Indiana, one of my classmates in Robert L. Holderman’s sixth grade reading class asked our enthusiastic and effusive teacher to divulge his middle name. “Well, I’ll tell ya,” he grinned, obviously pleased that someone had asked. “There [...]
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Posted April 4, 2009 – 4:01 pm in: HistoryThe following article was written for my unpublished magazine, 219 Sycamore St. It is basically a historical piece, although I took the liberty (after confessing as much) of imagining what the “gymnasium” looked like and how the spectators and players interacted. The quotations are verbatim from a now defunct Kosciusko County, Indiana newspaper. Please comment. [...]
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Posted April 4, 2009 – 10:13 am in: JournalSome years ago, I imagined what it would be like to publish a magazine. I had some interest in Indiana history, and especially in the local history of Kosciusko County and surrounding counties. I lived near Warsaw at that time, and had become very interested in the history of basketball there. The Warsaw Public Library [...]
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Posted April 2, 2009 – 5:22 am in: JournalI’m presently working on a story that I started in 1983. I submitted it once to a publisher, and actually received a handwritten response. The response, of course, accompanied a rejection. But it was gratifying to think that someone would take the time to give me some personal attention. I’ve been looking for that rejection [...]
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