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Friends are friends all the time

Because of Facebook, I know my friend painted her kitchen red. I know another friend can’t have coffee because she is fasting for blood work ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:10 am

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Look is enough. It is enough

“Hi, I haven’t seen you in a long time.” I looked at the person ringing up my purchases. At first, I didn’t recognize her. Then ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 12:43 pm

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How does madness take over?

When does madness take over a life? At what point does the mind slip so deeply into its own imaginings that it is beyond reach? ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, February 6, 2013 12:00 am

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Enjoy life, weather, as it comes

Wow. It’s Jan. 29 and I am sitting at my computer in a tank top with no heat on in my house. In fact, I ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 12:21 am

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Too many gone on too soon

It’s been sad over the way in my old hometown. In a short time, the community bid farewell to friends gone too soon it seemed. ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 1:06 am

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Liberal self licking its wounds

A woman with bleached hair leaned toward the camera, a smile on her brown face. Her tank top, as Daddy would say, barely covered the ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:53 am

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Royal Theatre memories live

The Royal Theatre on Covington Avenue in Opp– I smiled at the newspaper picture someone posted. There was the big arrow with the word “Royal” ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 12:00 am

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Resolved to get on with living

The sunlight slips through the trees as I sit sipping a cup of tea. As I watch out the window, the leaves sparkle in the ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, January 2, 2013 12:00 am

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There are angels among us

There is a song by the group “Alabama” that I hear a lot this time of year. The lyrics say, “I believe there are angels ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, December 26, 2012 12:00 am

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Struggling to make sense of it

The sound of the vacuum cleaner echoed in the almost empty room. I was at work cleaning out the nooks and crannies hidden by the ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, December 19, 2012 12:00 am

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