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… know how far we've come, how far we have to go, without those folks who knew us when the diaper leaked, or we wet the bed? They keep us humble, and alive with memory. ### James Faulk is a writer …

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… , hate his boss, love his coworkers, call in sick, take a much-deserved vacation, and quit when the quitting's good. Such is life, and his to live. ### James Faulk is a writer living in Eureka. He can …

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… , possible sale, inheritance and land legalities. Watching that hawk watching us, just as its ancestor very likely watched our predecessors, I wonder how we came to believe we own any of this. ### James Faulk …

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… . The birds are indignant, snails suddenly homeless. The brush pile of useless distraction grows, and my mind for a moment is free to shine.  ###  James Faulk is a writer living in Eureka. He …

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… but otherwise perfect as the sunrise. Mother's Day is about respecting these acts, honoring the endless sacrifice and sweet affection that good mothers provide. Thank you, Mom. Thank you, Amy. ### James Faulk …

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… ;re never the same. ### James Faulk is a writer living in Eureka. He can be reached at faulk.james@yahoo.com. …

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… father that same sense of paternal connection to me when, as his days were waning, he was so intent on making up for something he couldn't control, nor avoid. ### James Faulk is a writer living …

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… and locked me in a padded room? I recovered from every kind of bike wreck a young boy can suffer, and really, how much worse is the wreckage we make today? ### James Faulk is a writer living in Eureka. He can …

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… . ### James Faulk is a writer, family man and cemetery worker. He can be reached at faulk.james@yahoo.com. …

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… . ### James Faulk is a writer, cemetery worker and family man. He can be reached at faulk.james@yahoo.com. …

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… on the same team with Amy, and working with her to raise these four kids as best we can, makes me an infinitely better, stronger man.###James Faulk is a writer, cemetery worker and family man. He can be reached …

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… of us have stories like these, moments when rationale explanations break down and we're confronted with something we can't explain. I like it that way. ### James Faulk is a writer, cemetery worker …

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… . ### James Faulk is a writer, family man, and cemetery worker. He can be reached at faulk.james@yahoo.com. …

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… . This kind, anyway. ### James Faulk is a writer, family man, and cemetery worker. He can be reached at faulk.james@yahoo.com. …

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… those of his grandmother, bravely. ### James Faulk is writer, family man and cemetery worker. He can be reached at faulk.james@yahoo.com …

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… lucky socks. ### James Faulk is a writer, cemetery worker and family man. He is old. You can reach him at faulk.james@yahoo.com. …

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… that day to bury her. They grieved, as the sky relented. And sometimes, often even, that's all we can ask for. ### James Faulk is a writer, cemetery worker, and family man. He can be reached at faulk.james@yahoo.com …

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… to accommodate your fancy and expensive wooden box, what's going to be on your list? ### James Faulk is a writer, cemetery worker and family man. He can be reached at faulk.james@yahoo.com …

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… realities and the impossible expectations of someone else's morality, have a choice. The choice. It's enough to keep me voting. ### James Faulk is a writer, family man, and cemetery worker. You can …

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… steaming in the past. ### James Faulk is a writer, family man, and cemetery worker. He can be reached at faulk.james @yahoo.com …

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… of the trailer banged once, and then had to be slammed tight. There was a beat of silence. No one said a word. The phone rang. Dad was dead. ### James Faulk is a writer, family man, and cemetery worker. You can …

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… their meaningless — or maybe not — nightly prayers. “I pray the Lord my soul to keep…” We should have put some details in what about gets left behind. ### James Faulk is a writer, family man …

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… into a maelstrom of fear and dysfunction. Underweight, bottle-fed, but otherwise healthy and thriving, James Faulk the younger ultimately came out all right, though his gestation had been dominated by fear, anxiety …

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… ;re waiting for arrives, you'll be the one who can finally rest in peace. James Faulk is a writer, family man and cemetery worker. You can reach him at faulk.james@yahoo.com …

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… that her father's grave was out there somewhere among the crooked markers, but it was just beyond her reach. The harder she looked, the more it faded away. It haunted her, she said. James Faulk …

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… to fall. Bareheaded under the big sky on our cemetery hill, she’d obviously been on a journey through time and memory, and was happier for it. ### James Faulk is a writer, family man and cemetery …