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Write Again … Inspiration redux

Inspiration. In the early morning quiet, enjoying my coffee, an idea for a column emerged. Yes! So. I set about transferring the idea from my ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, June 14, 2019 4:54 pm

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Write Again . . . A beautiful story

Our good friend and almost-a-neighbor, Eleanor, dropped off a note to us recommending a “beautiful story on TV” a short while ago. It was titled ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, June 7, 2019 5:39 pm

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Write Again … Nellie’s keepings

Nellie Miles Paul, my Incomparable First Wife’s grandmother, about whom I have written in the past, was, without question, the finest poet our fair town ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Sunday, June 2, 2019 11:16 am

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Write Again … A sad commentary

As you know, Memorial Day is Monday. And also, as you know, this annual observance began right after the Civil (nothing about it was “civil”) ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, May 24, 2019 6:51 pm

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Write Again … It was always you

It was a very nice day in early May, the temperature in the high seventies to low eighties. Perfect. There was a delightful breeze, and ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Sunday, May 19, 2019 2:33 pm

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Write Again … It was always you

It was a very nice day in early May, the temperature in the high seventies to low eighties. Perfect. There was a delightful breeze, and ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, May 17, 2019 6:26 pm

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Write Again … Our musical gift

Joe Liles. You have never heard of him, nor is there any reason you should have. So. Who is he? A wonderfully talented person who ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Saturday, May 11, 2019 10:28 pm

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Write Again … This is her story

It’s an anthology of short stories for seniors, so the title proclaims. Actually, the full title is “The Mighty Ant: An Anthology of Short Stories ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, May 3, 2019 7:56 pm

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Write Again . . . Lowering the bar

Good morning. Well, if our paper was still being delivered by carriers, it would be morning. Not so, now, of course. The change in delivery ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Friday, April 26, 2019 7:48 pm

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Write Again … Our better angels

Our very good friend Ray Midgett — one of our town and region’s most notable historians — passed along a book for me to read ... Read more

by Bartow Houston, Saturday, April 20, 2019 10:42 am

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