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Sean Dietrich Articles

Trees

By SEAN DIETRICH I have a thing for trees. I don’t know why. Maybe because I’ve always been a nerd. I think it all dates back to my days in Boy Scouts. My cousin Ed Lee and I were second-class Scouts, and we earned our forestry merit badges one summer. Actually, I...
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In the Air

By SEAN DIETRICH A crowded plane. I had an aisle seat. The guy beside me was snorting. I say “snorting” because he was actually making swine-like sounds as he slept. I am a frequent flyer; I’ve heard lots of snoring. But it had been a long time since I heard anyone...
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Mother’s Love

“I am a little old woman who lives in an assisted living facility…” her email began.  Her following message was about the length of “War and Peace.” She is a woman who is as sweet as Karo syrup. But — and I mean this respectfully — brevity is not her strong suit....
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Dancers

The little girl sits in a hospital room.  She lives here. In this bed. In this university hospital. She lives in this gown. She usually plays on her iPad. All by herself. This is her life.  She’s been sad lately.  “A lot of people don’t think about the...
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Christmas Tunes

Christmas Tunes

Dec 8, 2021

By SEAN DIETRICH The last thing I want to do is sound like an old fart. But some things cannot be helped. Yesterday I was fiddling with my truck...

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You Got This

Dec 1, 2021

By SEAN DIETRICH Let’s talk about confidence. Self-confidence. Not the corny brand of confidence found in many self-help books where you repeat a...

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The Holiday Spirit

Nov 24, 2021

By SEAN DIETRICH Hi. This is your late loved one speaking. I don’t have long, so listen up because I have a lot I want to tell you. First off, I get...

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The Holiday Spirit

Nov 17, 2021

By SEAN DIETRICH I pushed open the door to the rural restaurant and the little bell above the door jingled. I had been on the road since six that...

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Atlanta

Nov 10, 2021

By SEAN DIETRICH Dear kid, I wish you could’ve been there. You are reading this letter in the far-off future, long after I am dead and scattered....

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A Kid’s Game

Nov 3, 2021

By SEAN DIETRICH Game Three of the World Series is on television. I’m sitting outside on my porch with a cat in my lap. It’s chilly outside. I’m...

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Americana

Oct 27, 2021

By SEAN DIETRICH They are holding hands. I like it when young couples hold hands. I don’t see many kids do this very often anymore. They are sitting...

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Goodbye, Miss Betty

Oct 20, 2021

By SEAN DIETRICH Right now I am watching “The Andy Griffith Show” on TV. This episode is one of my favorites. Barney joins the choir, but his...

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AFRAID

Oct 13, 2021

By SEAN DIETRICH Nighttime. I’m driving a two-lane highway. I like two-lanes. I like old fence posts. Old barns. I like all sorts of things. I like...

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