Don McLean’s American Pie was a hit several years before I was born. Somehow, though, I remember that song as being part of my childhood. As a child, it was the melody and the rhythm that had me hooked. It…
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Carry Me Swiftly Towards Salvation – Part 5
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March 3, 2010 Katelyn leaned over the guardrail and peered down into the river. It looked so peaceful down there, the water flowing downstream, occassionally taking chunks of ice with it. It would be months before the flow of the…
So, Are You Really a Lesbian?
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Anybody who knew me before 2006 has probably wanted to ask me this question: Are you really a lesbian? I don’t know how to answer that question adequately without getting into some sort of discussion about things some people probably…
Musical Musings – Xanadu
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There’s at least one other person out there who is secretly giddy that they have found someone else who loves Xanadu. I have been mocked for years for loving the music in this movie. I’ve even been mocked for liking…
The Chase
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I’m standing outside my parents house. I look down the street and wonder if that’s the safest way to go. Turning, I look up the other side of the street. No, I can’t go that way. They’d expect it. The…
Carry Me Swiftly Towards Salvation – Part 4
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Had Katelyn made a huge mistake? She often wondered this on the bad days. On the good days, she was less likely to fall into this negative thinking. Part of her felt so stupid and naïve for thinking this new…
Musical Musings – Casey Kasem
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I remember turning on my radio every weekend to listen to the Top 40 countdown. Blank tape in the cassette player, I was ready to record my favorite songs from that week. I don’t remember at what age I started…
The Woman Who Taught Me to Rock
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She was always the cool mom. My friends always liked hanging out with her and knew they could be themselves around her. She likes her music loud, whether she’s in the car or in the house. Even when I was…
The Quiet Hero
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My dad is a quiet man who still has a boyish twinkle in his eyes. He’s not one to joke a lot, but when he does, it’s usually pretty damn funny. He’s worked hard all his life, ensuring that his…
Old Age Saves Man from Verbal Ass-Kicking
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Employees at a local supermarket experienced some tense moments when an elderly man cut in front of a woman in the bakery department this morning. She had already been cut off by another elderly gentleman when she walked up to…