Year: 2021
Football Team Triumphs Over Adversity for First Bowl Bid
NEOSHO, Mo. This city in southwest Missouri sits smack dab in the middle of “Tornado Alley,” a well-worn path taken by twisters as they rotate out of Oklahoma into the Kansas City area. “I thought […]
Did James Brown Broker Richard Nixon’s Pardon?
As the year comes to a close, my mind harkens back to the dark days of December, 2006. On Christmas Day of that year James Brown, the singer who rose from humble origins to become […]
Roast Chestnuts and the Birth of Languages and Boxes
American Dessert ROASTED CHESTNUTS INGREDIENTS 1 pound chestnuts (most of the fresh ones are available in Autumn) SPECIAL UTENSIL baking pan Serves 6. Takes 45 minutes. PREPARATION Preheat oven to 400 degrees. While oven preheats, […]
The Day After Christmas for a Teen Girl Lifeguard
Hi Amanda, I can’t meet you at the mall, I have to work today–ugh! So I’m lifeguarding at the Town Pool. I’m not SUPPOSED to be texting but I don’t care. They don’t pay me […]
Ignacio’s First American Christmas
This is a story of a teenaged boy whom I will call Ignacio. He was brought to America from a village in South America to live in a small town for a year as a […]