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Life Events
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Winter Comes to Minnesota, One Hopes
by Garrison Keillor
Time in a Bottle
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
LIfe Goes On, We Watch the Lampposts Passing
by Garrison Keillor
A Quite Weekend on the Upper West Side
by Garrison Keillor
September, Wishing I Had a Pronto Pup
by Garrison Keillor
Balcony at Night, Looking at Manhattan
by Garrison Keillor
With Praise of Yams!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
How it All Happened, Thank Goodness!
by Garrison Keillor
The Powerful Drumming of Graduation
by Garrison Keillor
A Happy Man Out for a Drive
by Garrison Keillor
It's Just a Matter of Time
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
A Wonderful Night in Lubbock
by Garrison Keillor
Facing Our Personal Sinai
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
A Quiet Night in Manhattan
by Garrison Keillor
When Life Isn't So Wonderful
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Perils of Pedestrianism Explained
by Garrison Keillor
Happiness and the Price of Groceries
by Garrison Keillor
My Life Story (Short Version)
by Garrison Keillor
Waiting for a Cab One Night
by Garrison Keillor
A Report on My Trip to Fargo
by Garrison Keillor
My Most Important Message in Forty Years
by James N. Watkins
The Beauitful Winding Road of August
by Garrison Keillor
It is Never Too Late to Learn a Lesson
by Garrison Keillor
Father of the Bride
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Returning an Overdue Book
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Even Prisners Need a Vacation Now and Then
by Garrison Keillor
A Trip Back Home to Get My Bearings
by Garrison Keillor
I Rise to Testify in My Own Defense
by Garrison Keillor
Losing My Mind in New York and Then Fining It
by Garrison Keillor
Let's Talk About Honesty, GRRRR, RRRFFF, RRRFFF
by Garrison Keillor
A Morning Walk Along Collumbus Avenue
by Garrison Keillor
Man Walks Out on Stage as Storm Rolls
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by Garrison Keillor
My Plan for Today and April and May
by Garrison Keillor
Mature Man Available for Speaking, Easy Terms
by Garrison Keillor
Flaoting Down the Canyon Through the Rapids
by Garrison Keillor
Life is Precious
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Look Around, I Get the Drift
by Garrison Keillor
Epictetus on Fifth Avenue, a Week Ago
by Garrison Keillor
Thank Goodness for Minnesota
by Garrison Keillor
'Stand Up for Yourself' I Keep Thinking to Myself
by Garrison Keillor
Visitng Home After a Long Time Away
by Garrison Keillor
All I Know is What She Tells Me
by Garrison Keillor
Surprised by Oxford Movie
by Rusty Wright
Sing On, Dance On, Good Eye, Ain't You Happy
by Garrison Keillor
The Gift of Helen Story, Remembered
by Garrison Keillor
As I Keep Telling Myself, Life is Good
by Garrison Keillor
The Lucky Man Hits the Road, My Gosh
by Garrison Keillor
Enough About Them, This is About Me
by Garrison Keillor
The Art of Leaving Home
by Garrison Keillor
Ports of Call on an Unforgettable Journey
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Stepping into My Story
by Richard Bergstrom
Discoveing Gravity and Grace in Our Journey
by Leona Bergstrom
Canada is Burning, But We're Doing Okay
by Garrison Keillor
A Lovely Lunch Last Week in New Haven
by Garrison Keillor
Top Ten Things You Won't Hear at Commencement
by James N. Watkins
Afternoon Tea with the Galloping Gourmet
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
O Fabulous Day! Callooh! Callay!
by Garrison Keillor
Becoming Like Children
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Manhattan Man Living in the Past
by Garrison Keillor
What We Don't Know We Must Invent
by Garrison Keillor
The Beauty of Being a Guy
by Garrison Keillor
God is Never Late—But He Sure is Slow
by James N. Watkins
A Walk in the Park in April
by Garrison Keillor
On a Wing and a Prayer Movie
by Rusty Wright
The Longer You Live the Better It Gets
by Garrison Keillor
A Title Worth Pondering
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Longing for the Good Old Days!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Old Man's Winter Weekend
by Garrison Keillor
Burying Your One Great Life
by Leona Bergstrom
Even Old People Need to Explore New Realams
by Garrison Keillor
The Beauty of a Bitterly Cold Sunday Morning, 8 AM
by Garrison Keillor
You Will Get it Wrong . . . But You Won't Make it Worse
by Cariad Lloyd / The Guardian
Squeezing Good Out of Bad
by James N. Watkins
A Pleasant Night with Nice People in LA
by Garrison Keillor
A Hike to Times Square and Back
by Garrison Keillor
I Wanna Dance Movie
by Rusty Wright
Sick in Hotel Room, Thinking Back
by Garrison Keillor
Don't Let Balance Die!
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Sunset
by Lisa Bubert / Longreads
Disillusioned
by Rchard and Leona Bergstrom /ReIgnite
A Word to the Wise as Winter Approaches
by Garrison Keillor
Nothing is Impossible Movie
by Rusty Wright
October is Coming, Prepare to Be Bold
by Garrison Keillor
What if It Does and They Don't?
by Garrison Keillor
Lessons from the Fall
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
What Has Been Done for Me Back in Minnesota
by Garrison Keillor
Into the Tunnel, Thinking in the Dark
by Garrison Keillor
Vincent van Gogh on Fear, Taking Risks, Making Inspired Mistakes
by Maria Popova / The Marginalian
Life Comes in Focus as the Day Approaches
by Garrison Keillor
Drama is Life Trying to Get Our Attention
by Garrison Keillor
A Big Event and Then a Major Accouncement
by Garrison Keillor
Listen to the Lonesome Whistle Blow, etc.
by Garrison Keillor
Wanted: A Shepherd for Lost Sheep
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Author Disembarks Almost
by Garrison Keillor
Life is Like a Rack of Billiard Balls
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
A Letter from a Father in Heaven
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Graduating from the School of Hard Knocks
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
When Your Dog Dies
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
70 Life's Lessons
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Just One More Morning of an Old Man
by Garrison Keillor
What Can We Learn from the Madness of March 2022?
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Mulligan Movie
by Rusty Wright
Finding Us Faithhful
by Richard Bergstrom
Americans Are Stuck in Unhealhty Pandemic Habits
by Alliison Aubrey / NPR
What You Won't Read in the Paper, Except Now
by Garrison Keillor
Betwixt and Between
by Leona Bergstrom
Happy 70th Birthday to Me!
by James N. Watkins
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Downsizing
by Leona Bergstrom
Thoughts About Toothpaste and Patriotism
by Garrison Keillor
Weeping with Those Who Weep
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
A Cactus' Lesson
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Longest Night
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Changing Seasons
compiled by Leona Bergstrom
Telling Your Story
by Dan Seagren
When Life Becomes a Maze
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Twelve Steps
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Anniversaries
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Streets Were My Father Movie
by Rusty Wright
The Biggest Wastes of Time We Regret When We Get Older
by Kristin Wong / Lifehacker
Blue Miracle Movie
by Rusty Wright
Reflections on Nomadland
by Leona Bergstrom
Walking with Herb Movie
by Rusty Wright
When Life's Interruptions Become Opportunities
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
NASA Trailblazer's Inspiring Journey
by Christopher Brito / CBS News
Who Will We Be When This is All Over?
by Matt Simon / WIRED
Thanks for Nothing!
by James N. Watkins
Is Depression a Gift?
by James N. Watkins
The Unexpected
by Dan Seagren
Commencement 2020
by James N. Watkins
What's Your Vantage Point?
by Bill Nichols
Wasting Time
Kristin Wong
Status Quo
by Dan Seagren
50 Praises Between Bed and Bathroom
by James N. Watkins
Mortal Remains
by Thomas Lynch / submitted by Stu Johnson
He Faced Death this Week
by Bill Nichols
The Waiting Room
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
In This World You Will Have Trouble
by James N. Watkins
Life Flows On
by Ken Potts
Comfortable Saying I Don't Know?
by Bill Nichols
I'll Fly Away
by Bill Nichols
Dealing with the Cards You're Dealt
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Stepping Out in Faith
by Stu Johnson
Luck and Success
by Stu Johnson
Decisions, Decisions
by Stu Johnson
Joy While Grieving
by Bill Nichols

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