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Into The Mystic
I’m not from the Texas Hill Country.
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June 2025

The Ex's Chair
On The Eve of Our 35th Anniversary
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For Those Of Us
For those of us from EvangelicalLand, causing one of these little ones
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This Is the Story of a Happy Tombstone
Ann Patchett has just watched her then boyfriend/now husband Karl ride off on the back of a motorcycle as he hangs on for his life to the narrow, naked…
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Interview with a Vampire
Tony Woodlief
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You Were Born for Wine
The blind guides drool with glee—Look there,
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May 2025

Memorial Day
for S.H.
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The Story of John
Poet and renaissance man Seth Wieck wrote this about me recently:
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Thursday's Poem
Beyond the Pale is a reader-supported publication.
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Morning Has Broken
Is the word “buttress” real or made-up?Beyond the Pale is a reader-supported publication.
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Interview with a Vampire
Seth Weick
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Circuits
A Snippet
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