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I'm focusing on 'family stories' at the moment. ("A Change of Pace: Family Stories" (11/23/2024))- Category: Family Stories
But if something else caught and held my interest during the week, that's what I'll share.
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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: writing
April 13, 2023; Quick Update
Good news for me. The authorization I was looking for appeared late yesterday. That’s very good news. I’m feeling a lot better, now that I’m back on full doses. That could be psychosomatic, placebo effect, or something else. But whatever … Continue reading
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COVID-19 and People Who Need People, Another Year
It’s been a year and a day since I talked about socializing, the pandemic and individual differences. “…I can sympathize with folks who really do need people: people who are physically close, not ‘close’ only in a virtual sense. I’m … Continue reading
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Reading, Writing, Preferences, Priorities, and Acts 1:8
I enjoy reading. Some folks don’t. I have no idea what fraction of readers boast of their bookish practices. Or how many non-readers argue that reading is a waste of time. Apart, perhaps, from their occasional dip into a how-2 … Continue reading
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October 25, 2021: A Blue Day in Sauk Centre
October’s weather isn’t necessarily “bright blue,” here in the Upper Midwest. But today was a bright blue day. So I spent a little time this afternoon, sitting on the front stoop, enjoying sunshine and what autumn colors we have this … Continue reading
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New on My Blogroll+: mr o shays (Still Learning)
I’ve added “mr o shays (Still Learning)” to my link list page: Blogroll+ > Bloggers and other writers. And, while I was at it, reviewed and updated the page’s other links. Now I really should start writing. Or maybe get … Continue reading
