The Quiet Promise of the Past I remember the steady hum of factories that used to echo across the river valley near my childhood home. The factory whistle would blow at five o clock every weekday. You could set your watch by it. Men would pour out of the large iron gates holding their metal […]
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The leaves begin to turn brilliant shades of gold, crimson, and amber. The sweltering heat of summer finally breaks. A familiar crisp bite fills the evening air. Across the country, you can hear a distinct sound echoing through small towns and big cities alike. It is the sharp whistle of a referee. It is the […]
I sit out on my front porch most afternoons. The world moves fast these days. Cars hum by in a rush. People walk past with their eyes aimed squarely at the glowing screens in their hands. But yesterday afternoon, something caught my eye. A young woman walked past my yard wearing a crisp, wide-brimmed felt […]
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The Wide Open World We Used to Know I remember the mornings of my youth when the world still felt incredibly vast and wide open. The air would be sharp and cold before the sun crested the eastern ridge smelling deeply of damp pine needles and turned earth. You could step off the back porch […]
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A Familiar Face on Main Street Walk down any main street in our great country around early July, and you will see him everywhere. He looks down from parade floats, waves from old recruitment posters, and stands tall on front porch flags. He has a stark white goatee, a top hat adorned with stars, and […]