dave in the shack

Writing from a small place in a changing world

Friday, October 17, 2025

Breakfast at the Shelter 2025

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  Open Table Church got a late start on its once-a-month Sunday dinner and Monday breakfast project at the Ottawa PADS shelter.  Illinois...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

June’s First Year of School

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I visited June’s school before she finished her first year at the end of May.  June is my four-year-old granddaughter. Although June would c...
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Friday, May 23, 2025

A Day in Court

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  For Antonio, long a friend of our son and our family, April 23, 2025, was not a normal day. He was scheduled to appear in federal court at...
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Monday, April 14, 2025

Making Pulled Pork

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   A friend who shares original poems with me wrote about a pork butt, in free verse, which prompted me to ask him if he makes pulled pork...
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Monday, April 7, 2025

Goodbye to the Trib

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 I figured it would end, imagined it happening, but not like this.  The Chicago Tribune no longer appears on my driveway every day of the we...
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Friday, March 21, 2025

Panimatzalan, Guatemala 2025

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  I Care - Panimatzalan, Guatemala 2025 The hour-long van ride to Panimatzalam, the first of I Care International’s two clinic sites in Gu...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Santa Gave Me Advice for Christmas

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I've been writing for the local paper these past six months.  When I do that I write shorter pieces to keep within their word limit and ...
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