When I was a young boy in Wyoming, I couldn’t wait to go places. By the time I had graduated high school, I had gone to Washington DC twice, been an exchange student to Italy, and had visited all of the Western United States. I looked forward to going to a college in a largerContinue reading “The Simple Life”
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Connecting with Family
My brother (he’s actually my half-brother from my biological dad), Doug, was born on February 7, 1952, and I was born on July 8, 1972. I always remember his birthday because he was twenty years older than I was. Doug was an incredibly happy man. Everyone liked him. He always had a smile, he brightenedContinue reading “Connecting with Family”
Back to Work!
For those of you who don’t know, I am a full-time schoolteacher in southern California. I had a wonderful six weeks off this summer, and in addition to taking a trip to do some research for my next book in Wyoming, I had an awesome time of rest a relaxation. I haven’t had that inContinue reading “Back to Work!”
The Trip Home Part 3
Today’s journey was to Thermopolis, home of the World’s Largest Hot Springs. I really don’t think it’s the world’s largest, but I’m not going to argue! Thermopolis’s high school was my high school’s main rival. We usually beat them at everything. It was an easy trip there. We walked around to look at the hotContinue reading “The Trip Home Part 3”
Predators
A friend of mine who I hadn’t seen in about four years visited southern California this weekend. We talked a great deal about many things, but since he knows that I’m a survivor, our conversation did talk about childhood sexual abuse. He was uncertain if he had been molested by his priest as a childContinue reading “Predators”
Harry L. Estes 