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Montana Wide

Montana Wide was written after a St. James’ Episcopal Church Youth 2016 Mission Trip to the Blackfeet Nation. Mary Beth Abplanalp and I took ten teenagers to the reservation through Billings, Montana and an eight hour drive to the northwest … Continue reading

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Ol’ Jack and Daddy

Back in March 2020, at the start of the 2020-2021 novel coronavirus pandemic, I was putting away a bottle of “Early Times” bourbon that we had out for eggnog on New Year’s Day (yep, it took two months) and one … Continue reading

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Wayne and Maggie’s Grill (11/5/2020)

I had a dream a couple of months ago that I was in a group of familiar people, musicians mostly, including my sometimes songwriting partner and producer Josh Jones. We were in this tiny restaurant and he and I had … Continue reading

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Dear Santa (12/16/2020)

So now it’s time to celebrate the holidays and I find you’re on my mind in lots of little ways and though we’ve been apart since way back when I just can’t wait until you’re back again   Dear Santa, I missed … Continue reading

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