My day in Haiti
In 1976 my grandmother took me on a cruise aboard the M/S Starward of the Norwegian Caribbean Lines. The vessel seems a dinghy…
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The dream with the Alamo on a truck
When you grow up in San Antonio you know something about the Alamo. You know how to get to it and you know…
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The dream with the undelivered mail and the security officers
The dream began at a party, though I am not clear as to the precise environment of the party. It might have been…
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The dream with Bob Hope and the piano bench
The dream began with me in the wings, waiting for my introduction. It wasn’t a large theater — a high school auditorium, maybe,…
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The dream at the Drake
I had a dream the other night — I would have reported it sooner except I’ve been busy — that left me perplexed….
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Mississippi anaconda
Did you ever step out of the shower — without your glasses, of course, because it would be odd indeed to shower with…
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The rappel tower
(Warning: Contains coarse language.) Heights have never bothered me very much. As a child, whenever my family would visit tourist attractions involving high…
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Roadside discomfort
The worst roadside restroom I ever visited was in northwest Indiana. It was 1989 and a friend and I were on a late-night…
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