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A Hillbilly Song

To you the distinction might sound a bit silly But I’m not a redneck, I’m an old hillbilly: Brought up on the green rolling range of the greater midwest. On 4H work projects and chores in the morning, long thunderstorms … Continue reading

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The Roots Must Lead

The roots must lead us further down; it does no good to taste the fruit unless we first have knelt in shadows there among the rotting leaves. The kneeling first, and then the crawl along the coursing, mottled bark that … Continue reading

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