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November 29, 2011

Better Men

Combine that verbal slurry with a brilliant mind, one wicked sense of humor and complete mastery of his given profession.
Now wrap it all up in a lanky, tall frame nearing eighty years of age. Age spots the size of dimes eclipse armfuls of youthful freckles, a faded head of red hair gone wild copper wire, sharp, pale blue eyes still light up a face carved by the shaky loins of pure west Texas hardscrabble. I suspect he was a handsome catch when the world still moved at a slower pace. -- Jaded Haven

Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 29, 2011 7:24 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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An exemplary Southern Writer she is.

Posted by: Rocky at November 30, 2011 9:34 PM

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