Native Son – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 23, 2007

I remember reading a book years ago entitled The Man Who Planted Trees. I forget who wrote it, but it was a magnificent little novelette heavily laden with superb woodcuts …

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Native Son – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 23, 2007

I got a wild hair the other day and decided to go out and have lunch at the Smokestack Restaurant in little ole Thurber, Texas. Now most folks get to …

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Native Son – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 23, 2007

John, Paul, George and Eryngo: Road Trip to Tyler Glided smoothly out of Weatherford and took the interstate east to Tyler, rolling through the Metroplex without a hitch, which always …

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True Love In The Garden

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Something magical was in the air that beautiful spring morning: something that made the ignoble task of emptying the trash barrels almost a pleasure. I looked around at the glory …

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Monday, a True Story

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

I sat back in my chair yesterday and just cried. It was one of those days where I felt like a failure and the world was just rubbing my nose …

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Uncle Steven

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

There’s a scene in the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” where Tim Robbins’ character comes to an epiphany and concludes, “… it’s time to get busy living … or get busy …

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Native Son

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Overdue for some of that real living that I’ve been putting off for a few months now, I threw my bag in the truck and headed west. About the time …

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Native Son – October, 2007

By Neil Sperry • October 22, 2007

Anyone who knows me at all knows that I’m all about the journey, not necessarily the destination. Translated, that means I’ll take about any excuse to get out and drive …

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