July 5, 2016 Culture Shock My cousin Marilynn and I lost our spouses eleven months apart. Between those deaths, she had lost her father, who was a mentor to me. We teamed up to recover from the grief. We talked a lot. We spent some weekends together. We vacationed in
August 11, 2016 The Preface: This story was written several years ago as I began the transition from technical writing to story writing. My left-brain tech friends will recognize that this could have been written in four or five sentences in a single paragraph. Story writing takes a few more
August 11, 2016 The Preface: A miracle is not always front page news, a trending tweet, or a viral video on Facebook. Sometimes it is an ordinary event orchestrated by the Holy Spirit and Angels. This is a story of such a miracle. The Ring I arrived in Reisterstown, MD,
April 24, 2018 The Preface: This is a true story. I was there the night of this momentous event. Most, but not all, of the Jaycees had nicknames, and I used them, or created them, for this story, and I know the history of some of those nicknames. Remember, I
May 28, 2019 The Luders and Stratton families shared some of the best times of our lives on the shores of Lake Pepin in Lake City, MN. Bob, Cheryl, and their kids, Jeff, Jennifer, and Nick, had a camper at Suza’s Point, later moved to Smitty’s Campground, and, even later,
May 28, 2019 Preface: I claim to have 51% Danish ancestry because my paternal grandmother was a Dane and the family matriarch. In 2014, Ancestry.com analyzed my DNA, and they got it wrong because it didn’t come back as Danish. I married a close-to-full-blooded Norwegian, and we had interesting discussions
