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#10 Sacred Instructions

The wind whips angrily as branches release yellow leaves into the raging current. They rush across the sky before falling to the ground, a yellow

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#8 In the Army Now

An open shoe box with its lid tossed aside and contents scattered over the kitchen table waits. “What’s all this?” I ask. “It’s my army

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# 7 What’s in a Name?

“Where is he?” The smell of morning coffee answers me as I crawl out of bed. Wanbdi sits in his favorite chair reading his newspaper

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# 6 Just Let Go!

They say six months in army boot camp, if you can hack it, will turn a boy into a man. This was true for Wanbdi.

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# 3 The Storm

The wind whips and howls, raging in the night. Even the darkness sneaks in between window frame and blind searching for refuge. Snow drifts grow into

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#2 He Knows

White hair explodes outward in all directions. Black rimmed glasses frame eyes deep and knowing. Dakota features sport a handsome face, sturdy and dignified. Meet Wanbdi

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#1 Why I Write …

The room is dark with only a faint sliver of light sneaking its way under the door. I smell sage burning on the altar in front

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