Tag Archives: Family

God Bless the Lesser Lights: The Undistinguished, Unextinguished.

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Gene

God bless the lesser lights: Those lives lived on a small scale; Those names that never lit a neon sign, Nor graced a magazine cover, But are forever etched in stone— In mostly-neglected, weed-strewn tombstone; Whose memory is faded, even … Continue reading →

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The Greybeard Chronicles| Christmas, 2011: Too Soon Past

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Gene

Seven months and counting. That is how long I have been away from home now, working in Mobile, Alabama, doing my thing— or, what passes for “my thing” until I can really do my thing. I came in May and … Continue reading →

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The Greybeard Chronicles, Thanksgiving 2011: I Have Never Journeyed Alone

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Gene

Dateline: Mobile, Alabama, Thanksgiving Day, 2011 And so it was in my fiftieth year, I spent my very first Thanksgiving Day alone. Some of my fondest memories, both from childhood and adulthood, center on this day. The sweetest people I … Continue reading →

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The Greybeard Chronicles: 50 Years of Sowing and Reaping

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Gene

Listen up, kids! A half century goes by faster than you think. One minute, you’re doing a cannonball in the Brazos River. The next, you’re praying your wife does not put fifty candles on that carrot cake: Not just because … Continue reading →

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