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Last month I decided I wanted a flower bed in my backyard. Something with bright cheerful flowers. The bed was already laid out with fancy bricks lining out a section of the yard, but it was filled with weeds, scraggly ...

Fresh from making mud pies, Paul and I were coated in dirt from our elbows to our fingertips. We walked into the kitchen to clean up for lunch, where we found Rafe leaning against the wall, shaking, and crying uncontrollably. ...

Robert Evans Wilson, Jr — Twenty boys milled around the trailhead waiting to begin their hike. As a few made some last minute adjustments to their backpacks, Josh walked back to the scoutmaster’s station wagon to see what was taking ...

Robert Evans Wilson, Jr — Running as fast as I could, I zigzagged across the field. I dodged and ducked, and stayed just out of reach from the grabbing hands. I stumbled and fell, but quickly rolled away from my ...

Thomas H. Greco, Jr. — The problem is all inside your head, I told the Greeks The answer is easy, you need only stop the leaks The power is yours to claim the freedom that you seek There must be ...

Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. — The baseball thudded into the dirt at the batter’s feet; causing a dusty orange cloud as the dry powdery clay splashed over home plate. “Ball Four!” cried the umpire; and the batter took off for ...

Robert Evans Wilson, Jr — I have an extremely intelligent friend with incredible insights into history and politics. He might have become a brilliant professor, but when he was 14 years old, his grandmother told him that he wasn’t college ...

Robert Evans Wilson, Jr — Being an innovator means having an open mind to new experiences. A few years ago a friend of mine returned from visiting her family in Greece. Knowing that I loved to try new wines, she ...

Robert Evans Wilson, Jr.— On the first of the month I received an urgent email from a 58-year-old friend asking if I could store some of his prized possessions. I phoned him and said he could, then asked what was ...