Free to Fly

ByFred Parry December 12, 2022December 12, 2022

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I’m humbled for you allowing my little stories into your world. As Annie Erauax – awarded the 2022 Nobel prize in Literature said – “To write is to fight forgetting.”

May we all be part of that better tomorrow!

Thank you!

Fred Parry

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When I was quite young, my grandfather gave me a small sign stating an old truism, “We are too soon old and too late smart.” Now, a grandfather myself, I’m starting to realize what that means. For instance, on the weekend, I played Monopoly (the board game where you buy and sell properties) with…

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Playing Games, Counting Blessings

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“You who are on the road / Must have a code that you can live by” – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s ‘Teach Your Children’ (ibid., 2) Sometimes I wonder how I can write something ‘up’, when I’m feeling ‘down’. I’m sure everyone has experienced less than positive feelings from time to time. My solution…

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My Greatest Gift – 2022 Edition

ByFred Parry January 2, 2022January 3, 2022

It seems odd still getting a gift after New Year’s day. But, as I unravel my thoughts – circling, there within my mind – I wonder what might be my future in 2022… understanding it’s really a gift to myself. Not long ago being retired meant “seeing the world” and if you had the money,…

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Jugglers and Clowns

ByFred Parry May 24, 2013August 13, 2013

“I knew a man Bojangles and he’d dance for you/ in worn out shoes/ Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants/ the old soft shoe” – Mr. Bojangles by Jerry Jeff Walkers Sitting down outside the liquor store, playing a beat up old acoustic guitar, he didn’t have to sing the blues … he was…

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Courage – The ABC’s of (my) Life

ByFred Parry December 29, 2010August 1, 2013

I think the best way to talk about courage, is to do so in the context of conviction. People who display courage have already made up their mind that this is how they will live their lives … period. Of course, there are many types of courage. For example: the courage to protect and…

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