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Oh, how I love to explore abandoned places. Nothing quite satisfies my curiosity like finding an old homestead in the middle of a forest. They say that time travel isn’t possible. However, that’s not exactly true. With a little bit of cleverness and a lot of persistence, people can travel back in time. And while there are far easier ways to venture back into the past than exploring abandoned homes and roads - reading a book or watching a documentary comes to mind – finding an

St. Francis of Assisi (Patron Saint of animals and the environment) My late father once had a statue of St. Francis of Assisi in his backyard. After his passing, my stepmother bequeathed it to me. When we moved to Bent Tree in November of 2018 it was supposed to come with us. Sadly, the movers forgot to pack it and it stayed behind. I was heartbroken. Recently, a friend who was moving out of Bent Tree allowed me to have their variation of the statue. It now rests near my

Every noun holds a potential avenue for investigation with each noun connecting to other nouns in a web or a word cloud. Reconstructing...

I miss my father terribly. Dear Dad, It’s been less than a year since you’ve left us. Almost a year, and it still feels like yesterday....

I’ve been living in Louisiana for over three years now. There are two seasons here, hot and hotter. There is water here; brackish,...