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    • Chapter 1 – Sweet Little Hoitie
    • Chapter 2 – A Matter of Attitude
    • Chapter 3 – Shift Work
    • Chapter 4 – Rotten Potatoes
    • Chapter 5 – Running Away
    • Chapter 6 – Time-out
    • Chapter 7 – Finding a Friend
    • Chapter 8 – Diploma Mentality
    • Chapter 9 – Breaking the Mold
    • Chapter 10 – Bluffing It
    • Chapter 11 – Meeting Sadie
    • Chapter 12 – Cleaning House
    • Chapter 13 – Liverwurst
    • Chapter 14 – Oscar Mayer Weiner
    • Chapter 15 – Cogito Ergo Sum
    • Chapter 16 – First Shots
    • Chapter 17 – Nothing Physical
    • Chapter 18 – Fancy Title
    • Chapter 19 – No Surprises, Be Legal
    • Chapter 20 – Sister Mary Holy Water
    • Chapter 21 – Getting Organized
    • Chapter 22 – Sadie Tomczyk
    • Chapter 23 — Going Back
    • Chapter 24 — Things I Tried
    • Chapter 25 — Storms of Illness
    • Chapter 26 — Cancer
    • Chapter 27 — Trusting God
    • Chapter 28 — On My Way
  • Marv Taking Charge (4/18/23)
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    • Iowa Summer Writing Festival – Personal Essay
    • Thoughts on False vs True Selves on a Snowy Day in Chicago
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    • Graduation Water
    • Iowa Summer Writing Festival – Rant
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    • Two Nurses’ Karaoke Debut
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Growing Older: What road are you on today? And what lies ahead?

February 20, 2023

I am in AZ, far from the snowstorms in my home state. It’s tranquil here and almost eerily quiet. I …

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Throwing Away My Past Life: Part 3

July 18, 2022

My past life has now been shredded. I’ve sorted and purged my multitude of banker’s boxes and file cabinet drawers. …

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Psalm 71 – a comfort for older folks

June 9, 2020

I recorded my reading of this Psalm for my church’s website. My hope is that it may be a blessing …

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With Gratitude to God…

October 20, 2014

One of our brothers-in-law passed away suddenly last week, and, just like that, many lives stopped to mourn, and we …

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Aging in Chicago: An Unexpected Anniversary

September 27, 2014

The other day I discovered I was having an anniversary this month, or maybe I should call it a birthday. …

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U.S. Health Care: Are you happy with your plan?

September 22, 2014

Before you answer yes or no, did you know that the foundational moral principle of all developed countries (around 40 …

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Going Home to the Farm

September 1, 2014

I’ve always been a city gal, but I married a guy raised on a farm. And fifty-some years later, the …

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A Grandma’s Camel Ride

August 4, 2014

“Do you want to do a camel ride,” my daughter asked on a recent visit to her city’s zoo. “No,” …

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My work is my retirement.

March 3, 2014

“My work is my retirement, “ I said recently in a conversation with younger people about their jobs. “And,” I …

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Grab…Sermons, this Time

February 14, 2014

Grab. Grab. And grab some more. Last time I talked about the “grab” of first sentences in short stories. Today, …

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