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On Saturday, May 18, 2019, from 7 to 9 pm, a group of Hutchinson arts supporters will be hosting a world’s first! On that night, local poets, musicians, and artists will be coming together in a wonderful show of creative expression. I am so honored to be able to participate as one of the poets and will be reading poetry…
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Since I received so many positive responses to my blog post about Dad and the Doolittle Raid, I decided to add a part 2 to the story. My oldest son phoned me and brought it to my attention that Dad had given him his WWII flight logs as well as his engineering logs from his time on the base at…
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So, on Tuesday morning I was sitting at the kitchen counter with my first cup of coffee while trying to fade into some sense of coherency. My usual routine is to sip coffee and scroll quickly through my emails and Facebook messages on my phone. Occasionally, something will catch my eye, and I will stop scrolling for a second to…
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So, as I listened to the news yesterday, I heard that the last surviving Doolittle Raider, Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole, had passed away at age 103. Cole had been the co-pilot on the lead B-25 bomber piloted by Lt. Col. James “Jimmy” Doolittle on April 18, 1942 in what became known as the “Doolittle Raid.” Also known as the…
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So, which one of the poems in my new book, Love and Lovers, has had the most positive reactions from readers? I’d like to share that poem with you today, but first, I’d like to share my comments from “two blog posts past” about my poetry writing process. Maybe a few of these words will touch you or, perhaps, reach…
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