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Juneteenth
I have Juneteenth off for the first time.The holiday has been around for a long time, ever since 1865 in Texas when United States Major Gen. Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom in the formerly Confederate state. It has been a state holiday in Texas since 1980. But it wasn’t until 2021 when it became a federal… Continue reading
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Show, don’t tell
Word of advice that I put on my new Chromebook, which has been serving as my main writing device the past several weeks: Show, don’t tell. I found this sticker online and I wanted to find a spot on the Chromebook so that I see those three words every time I sit down to write.… Continue reading
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Pushing a noun against a verb
“You never pushed a noun against a verb except to blow up something.” “Inherit the Wind” is one of the great plays of the ’50s and one of the great movies of 1960. It’s kind of stunning that it didn’t win anything at the Academy Awards. Putatively about the 1920s Scopes Monkey Trial, it’s also… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 