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Malachi Amos, Part 3

Malachi Amos, Part 3

“I landed the Grumman G-44 Widgeon on the grass landing strip and taxied around a small herd of caribou. I shut the plane down close to the Iuka Falls Hotel, and my sixteen-year-old twin sons jumped ...
Fynn! What Are You Doing In The Attic?

Fynn! What Are You Doing In The Attic?

“Fynn! What are you doing in the attic?” my grandmother Susanna Bennett Colwell hollered from the bottom of the narrow staircase. I leaned over the edge, held up an old piece of yellowed paper, and ...
The Best Wedding Present Ever!

The Best Wedding Present Ever!

A little over fifty years ago I went to a wedding and a reception. My parents insisted it was important for me to be there because I was the groom. I cut short the basketball game with my buddies, ...
I Do

I Do

I said those words on April 21, 1973, and they mean more to me now than ever. Wow! Fifty years have passed. Sheila and I got married at a very young age by today’s standards. No, she was not ...
“It Looks Brand New!”

“It Looks Brand New!”

“Why do we have to help clean the house if the cleaning lady is coming to do it tomorrow?” I would ask Mom this question repeatedly as a teenager. This was the silliest idea in the history of the ...