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![]() Steve StraessleArkansas Online |
No one deserves a vacation. That's what my German soul whispers to me every time I leave town.
He stood over his mother's bed, watching her wash over the room in an unfocused gaze.
We're halfway through the summer of immigration, those hot months hosting a bevy of ICE raids, protests, and presidential statements that spin like a...
A car pulled to the side of my house and paused.
The great beauty of a summer break is not that the workload eases; it's that the pattern changes.
Last month, my wife and I traveled to Washington, D.C.,
"You mean it has a ceiling?"I was talking to a friend about my recent visit to Barton Coliseum for my daughter's high school graduation.
Everyone should teach at least one high school class in their lifetimes.
It was about noon the day of my daughter's senior prom.
I told my daughter she looked beautiful, hugged her goodbye, and watched her get in a car with a young man I barely know.
I sat in a parking lot on Main Street answering emails.
Religion is often a confusing, overly complicated subject.
Religion is often a confusing, overly complicated subject.
I'm driving back from Sewanee today, bringing this year's Easter ritual to a close.
What was I thinking?It was time for a medical procedure, but I kept putting it off because the process would effectively put me out of work for two...
It was spring break.
I used to celebrate St.
Working in a school environment produces reminders of a simple yet powerful point: Complacency is the enemy of youth.
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As you read this column, I'm probably bringing my wife a cup of coffee and asking her if she'd like anything else. Today is her birthday. The kids...
My wife is a frustrated farmer. She grew up on Isgrig Farms out Fourche Dam, and has a little soil and sun in her blood. She pores over her...
I caught something moving just outside our front windows one night. A head bobbed in the darkness, and I leaned over the couch to get a better...