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Soot Life

By WENDY HODGE When I was a kid, I suffered from a fear of fire. It all began in the first grade. One of the first lessons we all learned in the first month of school was STOP, DROP AND ROLL. All 25 of us in Ms. Stejskal’s classroom would freeze in mid-motion, drop to...
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Intervention

By WENDY HODGE Verizon has sent me a notice. Apparently I am one of their “most valued” customers, and I can claim a bundle of rewards by simply clicking a button on my almost-paid-for Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus. I have to laugh at this because at this very moment my...
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GRAY

By WENDY HODGE This morning I woke up and stumbled to the bathroom mirror, groggy from a lack of sleep. It’s never a good idea to look at yourself at 5 a.m. under harsh lights, especially if you spent the last seven hours watching the digital minutes tick by. But I...
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Cracker Barrel

By WENDY HODGE It’s amazing what you may find if you wait about a year and a half to clean out your purse. This past weekend, when I could no longer hoist the bag on my shoulder, I realized it was time to just get it done. And, oh, what I found — my strawberry...
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Summer Camp Part I

Summer Camp Part I

May 26, 2021

By WENDY HODGE It is 7:15 a.m. when I begin my fervent prayer for AC. My van is old, and it’s a crap shoot every time I crank the engine. So far...

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Summer Camp Part I

Fix You

May 20, 2021

By WENDY HODGE My son hugged me yesterday. There aren’t words to tell you how monumental that was. There has been a distance between us that I was...

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Summer Camp Part I

Commencement

May 13, 2021

By Wendy Hodge It is a Saturday, and I am standing in the end zone in Jordan Hare Stadium. Don’t worry - I have not decided to try my hand at...

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Summer Camp Part I

Commercial Break

May 5, 2021

By WENDY HODGE Remember the NBC Sunday Night at the Movies? Way back in the 70s and 80s, NBC had a running Sunday night schedule featuring made for...

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Summer Camp Part I

Nothing Like It

Apr 29, 2021

By WENDY HODGE Yesterday I went to the local public library. For a middle-aged lady, I get way too excited about these trips. But honestly, how can...

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Summer Camp Part I

Squeaky Shoes – Part Two

Apr 21, 2021

By WENDY HODGE When last we met, I was curled up in migraine agony awaiting a doctor in the ER when I heard, approaching from a distance, a pair of...

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Summer Camp Part I

Squeaky Shoes – Part One

Apr 14, 2021

By WENDY HODGE Have you ever spent any time in the emergency room in a small Southern town … on a weekend … during the COVID pandemic … with your...

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Summer Camp Part I

Blooms

Apr 7, 2021

By Wendy Hodge This has been a rough week. My best friend, who is solid and steady, has really been through the wringer. He has a stressful job in...

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Summer Camp Part I

Brave

Mar 31, 2021

By WENDY HODGE I know a girl who is very brave. She is a friend of my best friend’s daughter. Her voice is quiet, not because she doesn’t have...

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