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STEPHEN KING

I’ve never been a big fan of scary stories, especially those involving the supernatural. Perhaps it’s because my cousin and I were allowed to view …

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THE DENTIST

The history  of dentistry is replete with horror stories. Mark Twain tells of a dentist who extracted a patient’s entire skeleton along with a stubborn …

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MILK DUD

I squeezed my way down the aisle of Flight 532, threading my carryon and myself all the way back to Seat 34B. Flanked by two …

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 MENAHGA CHRISTMAS 1949

December has arrived in northern Minnesota. Harvest is past and the fields lie sere and spent, tufts of the first snowfall caught in their stubble. …

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 MENAHGA CHRISTMAS 1949

December has arrived in northern Minnesota. Harvest is past and the fields lie sere and spent, tufts of the first snowfall caught in their stubble. …

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THE BIOLOGY KIT

It came with my husband, this neat little kit in its black case, his purchase for his first semester in college at the University of …

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EVENING AND MORNING

“And the evening and the morning were the first day”. Time is the first necessary element for creating the universe and the life that exists …

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EQUINOX SKY

It’s late March and at last the earth turns toward the sun. Evening skies stretch out in hope. Still a heavy snow lies on the …

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JAMMED

It’s high summer, that time of year when we go crazy for the fresh fruit that only comes once a year. My memory wanders back …

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CAROUSEL DRIVE-IN

If I were to dream up the ultimate drive-in, it would be Carousel.It is high summer, a perfect afternoon in June. People line up with …

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