Tag
Arthur
3 entries
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Sunday, January 1, 1984 · Don Krumpos
One Railing Off
It rained most of the weekend, and when we came out onto the overlook the valley was giving itself up to mist. The trees below were half-erased, the far ridge gone soft and white, the whole place breathing through wet…
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Friday, January 1, 1993 · Don Krumpos
What He Couldn't Give
The question is harder to answer than it looks. If you ask me what my father could not give, I have to pause. Because in the obvious ways, he gave plenty. He gave hugs. He said, "I love you." Not…
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Friday, January 1, 1999 · Don Krumpos
The House That Held Him
My father, with my grandfather's help, put a full new central chimney into our farmhouse. That sentence seems almost unbelievable to me now. A chimney is not a shelf or a bench or a toy barn. It is not a…