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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.
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Tag Archives: family
Passing Along Our Stories
This is going to be a short one. So far, I’ve had two ‘one of those weeks’ in a row. Our youngest daughter tells me there’s been a lot of tree and grass pollen in the air lately, so that … Continue reading →
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Our Vocational Calling
A Guest Post This Week A tip of the hat to Father Mark Botzet for letting me post his homily from June 14, 2026. Putting what he said in context, here’s the Gospel reading for that day. “At the sight … Continue reading →
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A Ride in the Library
My mother and father met while earning degrees in library science. I don’t know when or why it was first called a “science”. I’ll grant that the academic discipline focusing on sorting documents into categories, and then making those documents … Continue reading →
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Death, Birth, Baptism, and a Little Hope
My wife and I have six children. Four of them are still living. We lost Joy very early in the pregnancy. By that time we were living in Sauk Centre and had two children. Following our culture’s customs, we sealed … Continue reading →
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Respect, Relationship, Responsibility, and Stuffed Animals
Our second-oldest daughter and her husband live and run their businesses on the homestead where my mother grew up. Our oldest daughter moved there, some years back. That’s another story for another time. The oldest daughter and I enjoy a … Continue reading →
