Friday, December 20 2024 - 6:41 PM

Michael Temple

writes from Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The Picture

three girls sitting at memorial site

It starkly and vividly grabbed me by the emotional collar and yanked me headlong into a whirlpool of sorrow and despondency. It changed me in …

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The Church Lady Blues

child eating dessert

It is said that art imitates life, and there are times when I agree with that sentiment. In the past, I watched a regularly recurring …

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Nightly Ritual

girl in wheelchair

Night after night, consistently, unfailingly…I’ve watched her for years, and her routine ritual is entirely predictable at bedtime. Slowly, painstakingly, she limps to the doorway …

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Evil Money

handing over money

“If money is the root of all evil, then why do so many televangelists want mine?” I chuckled to myself when I read this sarcastic …

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Choose Wisely

man thinking

The ancient bearded man dressed in the vestiture and hood of chain mail speaks quietly and with conviction: “You must choose, but choose wisely. For …

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A Difficult Childhood

Tesla at pumps

All of us have difficult odds to overcome, but those odds are not the enemy… By his own admission, Elon Musk had a difficult childhood. …

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We Need to Rest

lightbulb

In 1879, the modern world changed forever with a patent. It was issued for the invention of a carbon filament made of cotton and linen …

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Calling for Help

red car crash

Thirty years ago, my wife Roberta had a “rebirth” experience.  Let me explain: She and I had been married for five years and were living …

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Pull Off The Road

car on snowy road

“Sometimes you just have to pull off the road.” This thought kept invading my mind as my little rental car continued to slip and slide on the …

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What is Normal?

woman lost in thought

You’re not normal, and neither am I. In fact, I’ve been hard-pressed to find anyone who can sum up what “normal” is or looks like. …

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