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Sunday, March 17, 2019

IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY

PAT & MIKE STORIES When I was a little kid – 7 or 8 years old – we lived on the outskirts of Kennewick, Washington – a town along the Columbia River on the southern border of the state. There was family nearby, Grandma Lucy, the aunties, my beloved Aunt Ella Grace and Auntie Mae and the cousins.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 16, 2019

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND

According to a news report: At a mosque, during Friday prayers, in a peaceful country where all are not just tolerated but welcome, a man greeted a visitor. What did he say, just before the killer raised his gun? “Hello, brother.” Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 15, 2019

FREE ADVICE

There’s a saying that free advice is worth exactly what you pay for it, but the odds are it can cost you plenty. Our Write Your Own Story class went pretty well yesterday. We had a guest, a sociology student from SIUe, who has been observing the various programs offered by The Main Street Center. E.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

EDUCATION IS THE KEY

When you come from a family that’s living on stone soup and Goodwill hand-me-downs, the notion of choosing a college after high school is the furthest thing from your mind. You want a job, cash on the line, a chance to hold your head up and be as good as everybody else. Even though your mother... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

GOOD NEWS AND A BOOK REVIEW

I’ve been asking at The Center if anyone had heard from Carl and Rosie, had he come through the surgery okay – but now that Michelle is gone, nobody knew. Sara said vaguely that she’d check, but her head was into some liaison she was working on, and Kim had her hands full with the home delivered... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

SISTER LELA

Ever since I was knee high to a grasshopper, I’ve had an aversion to folks like Sister Lela, holier-than-thou opinionated, judgy people who feel it’s their mission in life to inform each and every one they meet what’s wrong with them. Sister Lela was a big deal – or thought she was – at the little... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 11, 2019

SAVING DAYLIGHT TIME

Man works from dawn till set of sun. Or he works as an independent contractor and does the job in his pajamas while sitting at the kitchen table, or driving an Uber to run errands for Corporate. It’s no longer tending the animals, cultivating the earth, keeping a weather eye on the sky. Ordinarily I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 10, 2019

MARKETING 101

Actually, if I’d taken a few marketing courses along with the fiction writing and journalism classes I might have been a bit better at selling my story. If I’d put #MeToo as part of the plotline on Bloody Hell and a Slice of Pie, it might have caught the attention of more Amazon book buyers. There’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 9, 2019

THURSDAY AT THE CENTER - WRITE YOUR OWN STORY

Our topics for Thursday were the ones I mentioned yesterday, the old ways of raising kids – spare the rod & spoil the child, kids should be seen & not heard, etc. As always, I took notes as the others read their stories. As it happened, some of the stories touched on painful memories. The others’... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 8, 2019

WRITE YOUR OWN STORY

A PROGRAM OF THE MAIN STREET CENTER We’ve covered a lot of topics in the WYOS group – hints and allegations designed to spur memories of life as it was back in the day so the writers could include anecdotes and events their readers might be interested in learning. The first thing most people say... Sign in to see full entry.

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