The Thanksgiving proclamation
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD I was saving this for the Tuesday before Thanksgiving; however, considering the animosities the 2024 election has stirred up, now seems an appropriate time to present it:
Briar Circle
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Arrowheads and persimmons
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD When I turned off 75 on State Highway 43 (a thoroughly horrible intersection) at Stringtown, I was in a pretty good mood. I noticed some sign or…
“Things a feller ought to know”
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD “There’re just some things a feller ought to know,” old Rip said, way back in 1983. We were fishing in the beaver pond near Shockley Springs Baptist…
Roughing it 101
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD In fairness, Norm was from Australia—you know, the “land down under,” as touted by the Men at Work Aussie band as the place where “women glow and…
Bible games and psychograph
By LEON YOUNGBLOOD I was happily surprised to find a copy of Aggregate Goatsby’s Bible Game & Psychograph in a 30-year-old pile of books and papers in my garage. Here…
Masters of gloom
Masters of gloom By LEON YOUNGBLOOD Have you ever noticed there are persons who are walking Depressions, Depression personified, Depression overloads? These are not those persons who merely need medication…
Exploding watermelons
Exploding watermelons By LEON YOUNGBLOOD As if we do not have enough to worry about in this weary, troubled world, I’ve found something else to lose sleep over: did you…
Rocks and things
Rocks and things By LEON YOUNGBLOOD My friend Jules visited after a 10-year hiatus. The fellow is worth a few lines. I’ve known Jules for over 40 years, now, and…
Itches, aches and pains
Itches, aches and pains By LEON YOUNGBLOOD “I hate summer here,” my friend Clem Clemmons said. “I thought I’d pay you a visit before it got too hot. It’s not…
The stork’s visit
The stork’s visit By LEON YOUNGBLOOD (The young father who related this story affirmed its truthfulness; however, it’s probably a good idea to suspend disbelief it you’re reading it.)