Author: E. Rae Barnes
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TV Rots Your Brain
There was a girl who binged TV a lot. Her mother said her brain would rot. “Don’t worry, Mother, you’re thinking of my brother, who became an alien robot.” “No, I didn’t,” my brother cried. “I only used them to catch a ride! “Mother looked down, face all afrown, to see the snail that had…
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Bridging Fate
Not sure where else to go, I turned toward the bridge. The trees once serene, now looked threatening, reaching out to grab me. I ran past them as they closed around the entrance. I prayed they would provide enough cover. I hadn’t seen the figure after the bend, but I could feel it, stalking me.
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Ted & Wally’s: A Scoop of Nostalgia
Few things are able to bring my family together quite like ice cream. And nothing is better than homemade ice cream. But Ted & Wally’s can even do one better than that with homemade ice cream in flavors you cannot find anywhere else.
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Looking At The Future
Everyone sees something different depending on where they are looking from.
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The Nebraska Pilgrimage
After 25 years, I finally made it to my first Nebraska Cornhusker football game and truly experienced Husker Nation.
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The National World War I Museum
Exploring a few of the moving stories found in the National WWI Museum.
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A Bomb Shelter and a Book
Exploring a few of Louisville’s highlight attractions and gaining some personal courage.
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Confessions of a Pipe Band Groupie
I suppose it is fair at this point to call me what I am…a groupie. It was completely unintentional and, frankly, I’m not sure I ever really chose it. It just happened. Like when you enjoy a nice family dinner until you look up from the last bite and notice everyone else is gone, leaving…
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Canada Day
I felt as if I was intruding. Like I was wandering a set only to realize as I came center stage that the play was in full swing. Wrapped up in the excitement of the night before, I had invested in a tank top that I now used to try to blend in, throwing them…
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