You Win with the Positive
Kenneth (Ken) Fry sits inside the bookstore Chapters on Main in Van Buren, Arkansas, just four days before his retirement as editor for the…
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Art in Motion
On a day in October that is more summer than fall, artist Maggie Malloy sits inside her studio at her home in Fort Smith,…
There is a Garden
I love flying. It doesn’t matter how old I get, how dignified I am, or how much responsibility I carry on a daily basis….
Smoking and Joking – A Night Among Heroes: VFW Post 9095
“You gonna play in the tournament?” asks the sixty-something fella with the pool cue in his hand. I’d been watching the action for the…
Not an Island
No man is an island. At least, that’s what I’ve heard. For a while, I argued with that stance. John Donne penned his oft-quoted…
The Unexplained World
Rodney Inman, now in his mid-fifties, is a preacher’s kid. He works at a manufacturing plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and has done so…
I Delight
This morning I woke up to a to-do list that weighs 9,000 pounds. I feel the weight of it resting on my shoulders, and…
Play for Luke, The Luke Siegel Story
July 2015 was set to be a big month for the Tim Siegel family of Lubbock, Texas. Tim, the head men’s tennis coach at…
Winning the Game of Golf
My favorite hole at Winn Mountain is number four. It is a par three; you can see the flag from the tee box. It…
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s SPA CON!
By day, Amy Shipman is a mild-mannered high school librarian. The demure blonde maintains racks of books and periodicals for the benefit of young…