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Native Son: A Quirky Impulse

By Steven Chamblee • July 17, 2019

It all began with a random thought about a woman on a psychiatrist’s couch… She sighed with frustration, ”I don’t even know where to begin…” He sat forward with great …

Native Son: Agent 008

By Steven Chamblee • June 19, 2019

Time: 2:31am, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Location: Room 5209 of an upscale hotel in the heart of Washington, DC Mission:1. To attend the annual American Public Garden Association’s annual conference2. …

Native Son: May 16, 2019

By Steven Chamblee • May 15, 2019

2:37am…and I sit down to write. Funny thing about writing…and life, too…is that you’re never really sure where your story will end up. Could be total disaster; could be the …

Native Son: There Was a Time

By Steven Chamblee • April 17, 2019

There was a time when the great Notre Dame Cathedral was just a dream…graphite lines on a piece of parchment.There was a time when the tallest redwood tree was a …

Native Son: March 21, 2019

By Steven Chamblee • March 19, 2019

3:25am…and I am looking at a blank computer screen. Thoughts swim through my mind like little individual guppies that refuse to form a school. I try to think of themes…”Lucky,” …

Native Son: Impending Spring

By Steven Chamblee • February 20, 2019

Winter never lasts long enough, for me We never get enough white stuff, fluffy. Overall, Texas winters are nice, except for ice. Texas winters are a great source of fascination. …

Beauty is in the Eye of the…Gardener

By Steven Chamblee • January 16, 2019

The latest from our friend Steven Chamblee… We opened up our e-mail late last week and a bunch of little gems poured out before us. I have no idea how …

Native Son: Between the Whataburgers…

By Steven Chamblee • December 20, 2018

I didn’t mean to cause a minor incident at the TSA checkpoint. Honestly, I didn’t. I had made a wild assumption that I was not the first guy who has …

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