Gathered Along the Way

 

Stories from Laudizen King

(returning visitors should consider a refresh after opening a story)

 Signposts to Afghanistan  -  a look back at the Army years, and at dreams gone by - 7/07

 Breakfast in Pahrump  -  2 breakfasts, forty years apart - 7/07

 With Carlton Fisk, Forever  -  game 6 of the 1975 World Series, with a twist - 8/07

 Worms  -  an old memory is recalled in LA - 8/07

  A Special Cup of Coffee  -  4 coffee cups and the stories behind them - 8/07

 Mt San Jacinto, Winter, 1991  -  a special encounter - 8/07

 Mt San Jacinto, Summer, 1992  -  another special encounter, but different - 8/07

 Leigh Lake  -  an adventure in the Cabinet Mountains of Montana almost leads to tragedy - 8/07

 Passages in Stone  -  a portal between the generations closes - 9/07

 Out of a Blue Sky  -  old ghosts come to Marina del Rey - 9/07

 Chairman of the Board  -  I try my hand at direct sales - 9/07

 The Product  -  I revisit a direct sales horror show - 9/07

 The Power of Symbol  -  the education of a young boy - 9/07

 Bridge Inspection  -  a night mission in Vietnam leads to a strange encounter - 9/07

 Scouting, and the Tattoo Merit Badge  -  free enterprise comes to the Jamboree - 9/07

 September, 1959  -  a moment of early angst  - 9/07

 The Cosmic Bridge of November, 1999  -  with a nod to Thornton Wilder - 10/07

 October 5, 1980  -  a motorcycle accident and its aftermath - 10/07

 Pasadena Lunch  -  a family moment at the dentist - 11/07

 Cheers and Slainte  -  celebrating the Scots and Brits in my life - 01/08

 Shoehorn  -  story of a California Weekend - 01/08

 Mt San Gorgonio  -  two summit attempts on the highest peak in Southern California - 01/08 

 Snow Day  -  free enterprise in New England - 1/08 

 Bobby Fischer - In Memoriam - remembering the troubled chess genius - 1/08

 Beginnings -  revisiting my motorcycle roots - 2/08

 On a Beach on Nantucket - youth and love on Nantucket - 2/08

 Paper and Fire - stirring old embers that are still hot - 3/08

 Manchester Redux - the home town - 3/08

 Remembering the Dugout, and Larry Lisciotti - remembering one of the greats - 3/08

 Norman - the neighbor's dog - 3/08

 Sentinel Snow - an October blizzard in Yosemite (with images) - 03/08

 Sphinx - Deborah Jeane Palfrey - 5/08

 Blood Mountain - discovering the mountains of North Georgia - 5/08 

 Burial Detail - remembering military funerals and Fort Bragg - 5/08 

 The Queen City - remembering Manchester and the Granite State 1985-1990 - 6/08 

 Empty Bottle - remembering past moves and relocations - 6/08