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• August 3, 2022

  Voting becomes a contact sport

  Since they weren’t talking, I thought I should speak up. ‘It all worked out. Voting is serious enough to warrant getting some skin in the game. So why not today?”
• July 24, 2022

  When a father becomes a dad

  billheitland.com I sometimes think of what makes a father a dad. It’s when he feels grateful to be responsible for the welfare of his children. When he works hard at a job he doesn’t necessarily love because the promotion means his kids can do more than just dream of accomplishing something noteworthy. When he reads…
• July 24, 2022

  A Summer Interlude soothes the soul

  billheitland.com Observing the orbit of a butterfly reminded me that the smallest thing can loom large on any given day. I was traversing a path at a local park when I noticed an orange and black butterfly, its wings outlined artfully with white dots. I continued to follow its path as it floated effortlessly about.…
• July 18, 2022

  Adversity’s Early Light

  Short stories that translate into hope Adversity can teach as well as torment. It forces us to become introspective. It tests the length and breadth of our will, our inventive spirit, and our drive to thrive. It is the clay that shapes character. With the hope of illuminating a thoughtful way forward, here are nine…
• July 18, 2022

  Chance Evers: A search for hidden treasures

  Brothers come to terms with familial rift Perry Ellis’s life looks like a complex jigsaw puzzle with pieces scattered about and no clear picture of how to return to the contentment he enjoyed early in life. Perry assumes an alias (Chance Evers) to reinvent himself and seek atonement for a recent transgression against the family…