Tell Me About…
/He’s lived in Nigeria. The source of many of the scary stories he told us. I’ve always wondered what took him…
By Benjamin Nambu
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At the Tender Age...
/Sometimes adults forget …
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It was when I was six years old at a church in my hometown, that the pastor gave an alter call to help the lost be found. He asked us to come forward so our lives might be redeemed. I didn't think I was lost, but I Didn't …
By Linda Troxell
Read MoreSeeing You Again
/Seeing you again was such a delight
although my initial reluctance to meet you
was colored by previous experiences
where meeting old friends…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreBeware of the Heat
/At any age, we need to be aware …
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We thought of ourselves as courageous and brave.
We can hike for hours in this horrendous heatwave.
“Joe, we can’t walk five steps in this serious…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreThe Lesson from a Heatwave
/When we're young, we dismiss…
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In high school, the four of us were indestructible.
We could build forts in freezing weather.
In the pouring rain, we’d fish for …
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreSuch Is Life
/My people hardly traveled. Those who did were few. And everyone knew them. Because they were usually the multilinguals in the village who brought news, songs and tales of other lands to our…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreThe Scent of Herbs
/Returning home on foot after work
through a shortcut behind houses
poorly planned
bumped into a lady…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreNever a Blank Slate
/Children are created with…
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Children are not blank slates.
Their chromosomes are half from each mate.
When they form in their mothers…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreBorn to Wander
/Although I have visited large…
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Once a year, we visited the business district in the big city.
We saw expensive goods not the dirty and gritty.
Our parents sheltered us from the intense…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreCreated to Survive and Thrive
/In the 1950s, preemie babies …
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She was a preemie but created to survive,
She was as tiny as a mustard seed but ready …
By Debby Hackbarth
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