Category: Autobio
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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.
