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Tag: Eudora Welty

On the Road Again

On May 14, 2014May 14, 2014 By wastedpilgrimIn SportsLeave a comment

For 20 years, I flew an average of 50,000 miles, but I haven’t been on an airplane since November 2012. That may change this summer. I spent six nights in motels in 2013. For 20 years, it was 100-plus. I’m a bit rusty, but so far, so good. I think all I needed that I …

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What We Have in Common

On April 29, 2014 By wastedpilgrimIn LifeLeave a comment

Last night I watched an HBO documentary on the life of former Texas governor Ann Richards. Then I opened a book of Eudora Welty short stories and read “Why I Live at the P.O.”, which I’ve loved since I first read it at age fifteen or so. This morning I watched another HBO special, Billy …

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