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  • July 2, 2024 · Mind Wanderings, Serious Thoughts

    The Journey from 1974 to 2024: Cumberland High School Class Reunion

    Life, so they say, is but a gameAnd they let it slip awayLove, like the autumn sunShould be dyin’, but it’s only just begunLike the twilight in the road up aheadThey don’t see just where we’re goin’And all the secrets…

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  • July 7, 2022 · Mind Wanderings

    To Honor, Love, and Cherish…All the Days of Our Lives

    As was inevitable, one of these special people passed away recently. Ray Moreau was the kind of person everyone should try to be. He and Theresa were, and will always be, the true rocks of the Broadmeadow/Moreau clan. I wrote…

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  • January 31, 2021 · Mind Wanderings

    Black Panthers and Rt. 146: The Mixed-up Mile

    If you got your driver’s license in Rhode Island before they connected Rt 146 to 95 South, you had the unforgettable experience of driving what was known as the Mixed-up Mile. This is something we often did on our summer…

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  • November 16, 2020 · JEBWizard Publishing

    Watson and the Terrific Ten

    JEBWizard Publishing is excited to announce the upcoming release of a wonderful new book by Cumberland (RI) native, John Eric Johnson. For those of us who love the wonders and magic of Christmas, this is a story you’ll want to…

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  • August 24, 2020 · Mind Wanderings

    A Summer Vacation’s Worth of Stories

    This time of year—scorching humid days, once verdant green Spring grass turned brown and coarse, evening fireflies sparking the imagination—always makes me think of summer vacations long ago. Not those taken for a week or two, but the real summer…

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  • April 29, 2020 · Mind Wanderings

    Memory Containers

    I have always enjoyed walking. I once spent six months walking from Georgia to Maine. When you walk, life slows down. You notice things you may never see in a car. Even the most familiar roads contain surprises hidden in…

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  • December 16, 2019 · Mind Wanderings

    The Last Christmas Part VII: Defeating the Piney Army

    “So, let me get this straight. You hate visiting the hospital but now you want to go right after school?” Joe’s mother said as they sat eating dinner. “Why the sudden change?” “I just want to go see him.  I…

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  • November 30, 2019 · Mind Wanderings

    Excerpt from Saving the Last Dragon

    This Christmas give the gift of reading and imagination… There’s magic along the Blackstone River and among the hidden caves of Diamond Hill in the quiet town of Cumberland, Rhode Island where magic has long lain hidden awaiting the Dragon…

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