Native Son: March 2015

By Steven Chamblee • February 25, 2015

by Steven Chamblee The Grip of Winter Here I sit in the midnight blue, A frozen crust covers the garden outside Under which lies the promise of spring. Blue-eyed grass …

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Native Son: February 2015

By Steven Chamblee • January 28, 2015

by Steven Chamblee Alligator Juniper When I was a boy, someone told me that beavers and humans were the only animals that change their environment to serve their own needs. …

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Native Son: January 2015

By Steven Chamblee • December 29, 2014

by Steven Chamblee Let It Go Every tall tree must fall, if only to create room for its own progeny. –SLC MMXIV was a great year for me. I travelled many …

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Poinsettia Pointers

By Neil Sperry • November 21, 2014

You can tell how fresh a poinsettia is by looking at its true flowers. They’re the yellow pea-sized structures in the middles of the colorful bracts. When they first open, …

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Native Son: December 2014

By Steven Chamblee • November 18, 2014

by Steven Chamblee There’s Treasure Everywhere I heard it again today. Another well-meaning voice announcing loudly and proudly to out-of-town guests, “There was nothing here, nothing, until Douglas Chandor built …

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Native Son: November 2014

By Steven Chamblee • October 23, 2014

by Steven Chamblee The Top Ten Things I Love About Autumn The whole world seems to change during autumn. While most folks think of football, pumpkins, and fall foliage, my …

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Native Son: October 2014

By Steven Chamblee • September 24, 2014

by Steven Chamblee The Significance of One If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.  –Dalai Lama Caught a bad case of the …

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Native Son: September 2014

By Steven Chamblee • August 28, 2014

by Steven Chamblee A Texan Travels to Pittsburgh As my plane descends through dark clouds into southwestern Pennsylvania, I cannot imagine any place that seems so far removed from Texas. …

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