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A Wistful Father’s Day

“She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father." – Harper Lee I...

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Choose to be Kind

Written by Leslie Criss “I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of ...

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Distancing Together

Written by Leslie Criss “Invisible threads are the strongest ties.” — Friedrich Nietzsche On a muggy-like-Mississippi, overcast Saturday ...

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Saying Goodbye to our Friend, Paul

Written by M. Scott Morris We started a fire in the backyard the other night. We’ve lived in the house for nearly 15 years and have never...

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Flowerbeds and Friendship

Written by Leslie Criss “I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort, where we overlap.” — Ani DiFran...

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Heart Art and a Boy Named Chuck

Written by Leslie Criss “Nobody has ever measured, even poets, how much a heart can hold.” — Zelda Fitzgerald My Arizona-born mother was ...

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For the Love of Dad

Written by Leslie Criss “The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.” — Konrad Lorenz My father loved ...

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Christmas Carole

Written by Leslie Criss “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, do...

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