So there that day, alone beside the creek, in the shadow of the empty white church, I finally understood my father, and the tears welled up like rain. I missed him so much. Read More

This is dangerous work, and how a lot of serious accidents occur in tree cutting. Rule number one is never work alone. Chainsaws are dangerous. Falling out of a tree is dangerous. You don’t want to be alone if something happens.  Read More

My bedroom was at the high end of the house on the second floor. Maybe twenty feet up. David whistled me to the window and tossed a rope. I let the pack down the rope, then tied it off and climbed over the sill myself. I’d seen it in the movies, how hard could it be? Read More

I hesitated, but had no choice except to run back and help my friend. In an instant I was rolling in the pile with the others, swinging away. Read More

Worth a repost after Sunday night’s Oscars. Nominated for nine and won four. Great film… Read More