Author Archives: Brian H. Gill

About Brian H. Gill

I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.

The Eagle, My Father, and the Warehouse

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I remember when the Case building on NP (Northern Pacific) Avenue in Fargo looked the way it did in that photo. I’d better explain. I’m old, but I’m not that old. The F. O. E. (Fraternal Order of Eagles) parade … Continue reading →

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“No Such Thing as a Perfect Family”

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

One way or another, I’ve been part of a family all my life: as a child, as a husband and father, as a grandfather. The experience has never been perfect. But I think Pope Francis is right. We do, occasionally, … Continue reading →

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My Oak Tree and Its Travels

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

A happy memory from our time on Buford Avenue in the early 1960s — I talked about that a couple weeks back1 — is planting an acorn from one of the oaks there. An Acorn and Memories Among the many … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis, Prayer, Health, and Perspectives

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

We prayed for Pope Francis at Mass yesterday. I’ve added a prayer to my daily routine. It sounds like there’ll be more prayers in St. Peter’s Square this evening. Our pope’s health is emphatically not good. But as the old … Continue reading →

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A Skunk, a Woodpile, Dynamite, and Rural Kids

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I Googled Sauk Centre history this week. I learned that the Minnesota Historical Society’s website has back issues of our town’s Sauk Centre Herald — and an impressive set of records connected with the Sauk Centre Home School for Girls,1 … Continue reading →

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