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Sides of Pride

Barbara Lydecker Crane

Trouble lies in feeling proud.I was taught that it’s a sinand that I shouldn’t share aloud some gift with which I was endowed.My gloating crow and Cheshire grinburst that...

Conjuring a Son

Barbara Lydecker Crane

Mom asks, “How’s your son?”every time I visit now.(I’ve never had one.) She asks it loudlysweetly crinkling eyes as ifshe knows I’ll proudlytell his latest news:Timmy learned to stand...