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A Prayer for the New Pope
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(May 17, 2025)
A celebration banner hangs at the entrance to the Asimakoupoulos home…
The Powerful Drumming of Graduation
by Garrison Keillor
(May 15, 2025)
unintelligible, not so much'English as the burbling of pigeons and chittering of squirrels, with words like 'journey,' ''accomplishments,''discovery,' and 'curiosity'” and the whole sentences I heard might’ve been composed by an older AI-powered speechbot
A Prayer for Mother's Day
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(May 10, 2025)
Thoughts inspired by Greg;s late mom…
Stating the Case as Simply as Possible
by Garrison Keillor
(May 8, 2025)
The man is a gross insult to every living American citizen, he has made us a nation of nincompoops in the eyes of the world, and yet most of his voters are still behind him…
The Measure of Greatness
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(May 3, 2025)
A tribute to Hugh Steven, 'hewn out of the kind of quarry that is known for priceless stone'…
Thie is a Great Country
by Garrison Keillor
(May 1, 2025)
The American people are among the kindest on God’s green earth. If you think otherwise, you really need to get out more often and look around…
A Poet Reflects on Poetry
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Apr 26, 2025)
Poetry is a written way of painting with words…
A Happy Man Out for a Drive
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 24, 2025)
We used to drive around with a big roa' map spread out and yell, 'I told you to turn west a half mile ago, ya dummy,” and now a robolady is our navigator directing us in gentle tones and road trips are more enjoyable. ic …
The Womb of Faith
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Apr 19, 2025)
Calligrapher Timothy R. Botts renders my Easter poem…
What I Go to Church For
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 17, 2025)
I am part of the shrinking population of churchgoers and I sympathize with my neighbors who prefer to sleep late on Sunday, drink coffee in their pajamas, read the Times and bitch about the stupidity in high places…
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Standing on the Sidewalk Shaking Hands
by Garrison Keillor
(Aug 7, 2024)
What remains powerful is love. My parents loved each other dearly and I witnessed this and it remains large in my life.…
Sony's The Forge Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Aug 16, 2024)
Absent father, resentment, respect…
God is On Our Side...and Theirs
by James N. Watkins
(Aug 2, 2024)
America has always been more 'un-united' than 'United' during my lifetime…
Father of the Bride
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Aug 3, 2024)
Greg's chance to put into practice the advice he has given other fathers of the bride…
My Most Important Message in Forty Years
by James N. Watkins
(Sep 6, 2024)
All my conference keynotes condensed into one essential talk
Reagan Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Aug 23, 2024)
40th U.S. president's roots, relationships, revolution…
A Good Weekend in Georgia
by Garrison Keillor
(Nov 14, 2024)
I'm grateful that, as a kid, I got to experience 'visiting,' when the family got in the car and dropped in at someone's house and sat around and visited…
The Olympics of Life
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Aug 17, 2024)
The fireplace mantel in the Asimakoupoulos family room celebrates the Olympics...and the lessons for life that we can find in the games…
Smokey Bear Turns 80!
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by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Sep 14, 2024)
Smokey the Bear just celebrated his eightieth birthday…
What Would Jesus Say to a Church Divided by Politics?
by James N. Watkins
(Sep 13, 2024)
Jim first posted this in October 2020, but the message remains just as relevant today…
What I Saw Sunday in New York
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 20, 2025)
We hiked down Amsterdam Avenue to a lunch place and ordered breakfast and had a very amiable time. Tom and Jean, it turned out, are Catholics so they'd come to my Episcopal church as tourists, and we started telling Catholic jokes…
Make America Good Again!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Jul 20, 2024)
What our country needs is a return to good old fashion values…
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Nov 4, 2024)
Humor with meaning…
An Accounting of What I've Been Up To
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 20, 2025)
The shows being down South, people enjoyed hearing me talk about Minnesota winter back in my boyhood, waking up on a twenty-below morning, a blizzard in progress, but no mention of school cancellations…
Flying West for a Look See
by Garrison Keillor
(Sep 5, 2024)
I'm nobody who'd be intending to blow up a plane or demand that it fly me to Iran. No, I'd only hijack a plane so I could grab a microphone and lead the passengers in song…
A Little Talk About Close Neighbors
by Garrison Keillor
(Sep 12, 2024)
A summer house is for relaxation, it isn't to demonstrate craftsmanship. You are supposed to sit on the porch and read Proust, you are not supposed to create a home that Proust would've envied…
A Charge to the Bride and Groom
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Aug 10, 2024)
Greg recently officiated the wedding for Scotty Moore and his daughter Lauren…
Average Joe Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Oct 8, 2024)
Supreme Court, praying football coach backstory…
It is Never Too Late to Learn a Lesson
by Garrison Keillor
(Aug 15, 2024)
I, for one, have been on a tour doing a one-man show and having a great time until last week in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, after a dinner of six oysters on the half shell, clam chowder, and a lobster roll…
Finally, Democrats Have a Good Week
by Garrison Keillor
(Aug 1, 2024)
A miracle has happened: Democrats became a party united in happiness, something we are unaccustomed to…
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