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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Passing in the Fast Lane 🚗💨
What would you change about modern society? So, if I were Supreme Overlord of Modern Society—a title I’ve been subtly campaigning for by yelling at traffic from my driver’s seat—my very first decree would…
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The Holy Trinity of Food
What’s your go-to comfort food? People ask me, “Hey, what’s your comfort food?” Actually, except for a WordPress writing prompt, I’ve never been asked this question—but if they did, I’d say, “Why pick just…
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Stillness Before Flight
A sculpture of speed and grace, she waits with a quiet promise in the heavens above…
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Spark in the Stillness
Her petals flaring from crimson to gold—nature’s fireworks frozen in bloom—a quiet explosion of summer’s joy…
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Wings of Change: Ellen Church’s Skyward Journey
Although I wrote this short story in a different style than what you usually find on my blog, everything in it accurately reflects the life of Ellen Church and the early U.S. airline industry.…
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Louder than the Sea
The wagon wheels groaned as they crested the ridge, the wooden spokes slick with mud from the night’s thunderstorm. Dew clung to the tall grass like silver lace, and a ribbon of mist hovered…
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Up Before the Control Tower
What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? When I was young and full of sleep and optimism, nothing confused me more than seeing old pilots already at the airport before…
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Ribbon of Promise
In a collision of sunlight and mist beneath the vast-towering-high-country sky, her beauty revealed—soft, radiant, draped like silk across the heavens. A living ribbon of God’s promise, gentle as a whispered prayer. A quiet…
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Genre? Never Heard of It!
What is your favorite genre of music? Asking me what my favorite genre of music is… well, it’s like asking about my favorite food group. The answer is pizza—but musically speaking? It’s everything. I…
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