Category: Autobio
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The Beast Within
My father’s hand had steered me toward truth, but no strap could ward off what awaited me in adolescence. Now the enemy was not dishonesty—it was my body itself, turning strange, unpredictable, and frightening.
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The Lagoon,Leeches, and the Law
Two brothers defy a No Swimming sign, plunging into a hidden lagoon—and into a lesson about fear, folly, and the leeches that never let go.
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The Masquerade of Life
All the world’s a masquerade, where one man in his time plays many parts, and I had learned how to slip past its stopgates unnoticed.
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Foreshadowed Arc
The Upham House offered a glimpse of my life’s quest, a foreshadowing of the perilous path I faced—in that daunting frontier of fear, faith, and unseen mystery mirrored in its weary walls.
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The Sacred Disease
The rustling leaves in a soft breeze spoke. A cool draft wrapped my arms while heat flushed my face. I heard the rasp of insects in the grass, the sharp peck of a robin tugging a worm. Every sound sharpened until the whole yard was alive.
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The Rock of Ages
3. Among broken pedestals on Mt. Hood, I sensed for the first time that life’s story stretched far beyond my own—a childhood glimpse of eternity.
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First Holy Communion:
When my dog vanished, I learned how love can disappear without warning; years later, I found a presence that never did.
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Infant Surgery
A spiritual epic of truly awakening through long-suffering. The Vision Quest reborn—for mystics, truth-seekers, and all who long to intimately know God.
THE TRIQUETRA OF LIFE: Wisdom, Wealth, and Wellness 