The Joy of the Ignorant
“The ugly and stupid have the best of it in this world. They can sit at their ease and gape at the play. If they know nothing of victory,...
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Christopher
Jan 4, 20211 min read
Beauty's Red Rose
Hear ye, Hear ye! All lads and lasses, some words come fast, others like molasses. Something which always fills me with zest, has burst...
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Christopher
Jan 4, 20211 min read
Gravity, Death and Rebirth: The Dance of Life
Nothing escapes gravity forever. Not even death. Gravity, Shiva of the Cosmos, is the Destroyer of Worlds. Stars and planets, flora and...
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Christopher
Jan 4, 20212 min read
The Courage to be Yourself
Sometimes, okay a lot of the time, I second guess myself. I'm not going to delve into the reasons for that, but just understand it to be...
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Christopher
Dec 9, 20203 min read
The Moving of the Appalachian Trail, the Oglethorpe Monument and Free-Range Chickens (1958)
In 1930, Colonel Sam Tate had just built his Tate Mountain Estates – which included his stunning Connahaynee Lodge, Lake Sequoyah and a...
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Christopher
Dec 9, 20201 min read
January
A new year has begun and the weather is cold. A spider’s web has been spun and the sunset is gold. The trees stand barren, devoid of...
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Christopher
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Staying in the Moment
I find it difficult to stay in the moment. I do not mean this in some general sense, but in a literal and specific sense of the...
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Christopher
Nov 24, 20201 min read
The Word is Out
The word is out. Haven’t you heard? No one hardly speaks a word. Is it my business or is it not? It doesn’t matter, as long as I’ve...
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Christopher
Nov 24, 20201 min read
The Old Paths Remain
B eside branch and leaf, a convergence of streams meanders beneath, Their ancestor’s dreams. And I bathed in song Listen to her whispered...
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Nov 24, 20202 min read
Murphy Bottom Uncovered
If you ask old-time residents of Pickens County, they'll tell you that Murphy Bottom off of Jerusalem Church Road (near two branches of...
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