Author Archives: Jim

In the Kitchen, Post Script to “The Little Boy in the Window”

Sometimes we don’t know what’s goin’ on behind the scenes… what I call “what’s happening in the kitchen.” But I got a quick note from Suzy yesterday… she was responding to my piece, “The Little Boy in the Window”. She … Continue reading

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The Little Boy in the Window

The room was long and thin with windows that covered three full sides. I guess it could be called a sun room although it was referred to as the den… on a winter’s afternoon the path of the sun thru … Continue reading

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Call Me an Ol’ Sour Puss

I am not quite a curmudgeon; but I am working on it. Age and memory does that to citizens. We get older and sand beneath a finger nail is an irritant that we can no longer abide… Combine this with … Continue reading

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The prophecy in the Book of Revalation, Chapter Six, foretold of a dreadful time when the world would witness horror and devastation… and this evil would be delivered by four horsemen. These horsemen represented war, famine, pestilence and death. This … Continue reading

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