Tag Archives: Stories
Katie’s Face
Ever since the birth of my first child I have relentlessly questioned whether I have the strength of character, patience, unselfishness and depth of love needed to be a dad. That questioning has been my personal demon, and forced me … Continue reading →
Posted in Daughters, Emergency Room, Family History, Fathers, Hospitals, Ice Cream, Memories, Stories, Writing
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Tagged daughters, emergency room, Essays, fathers, Stories
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More Trying Montana – The Last Caboose
Here is another piece of Trying Montana, the book I never wrote about the time we spent living in the mountains. This particular essay was the first of the things I wrote after we moved north, and I suppose would … Continue reading →
More Trying Montana — The Day of The Chickens
Here is another part of Trying Montana, the phantom book I never wrote about the time we spent living in the mountains. The Day of the Chickens I was on the telephone, trying to explain about the chickens and about … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Chickens, Cowboys, Elephants, Family History, Fishing, Food, Hawks, Memories, Montana, Stories, T.H. White, tall tales, Writing
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Tagged Chickens, Coyotes, Essays, fishing, Hawks, Montana, Owls, Stories, T.H. White, Writing
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The Catalog of the Lost — The Boy and the Beach
Over the years I have lost things that meant a lot to me, and after hope faded despaired of their recovery. Eventually I think of them less frequently, like old lovers, or the summers of my childhood. The catalog of … Continue reading →
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