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David Lane Williams
- Oct 11, 2019
- 2 min
Armed with a Dry Erase Marker
I’ve started teaching this year—real muck-deep in the trenches kind of teaching—you know, seventh graders. I’d planned to teach criminal ...
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David Lane Williams
- Jul 2, 2019
- 3 min
Finding Callie's Roots
Anyone who has ever followed my posts or viewed my social media pages for more than three minutes knows my wife and I adore our dogs. T...
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David Lane Williams
- May 2, 2019
- 3 min
Stress Bubbles
Years ago I managed a stable/equestrian center in central Texas as a side job to my public safety career. I enjoyed it immensely, and som...
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David Lane Williams
- Mar 29, 2019
- 5 min
Poisoned Ashes
I'm working on a significant re-write of an old novel. I can write a 350-page story, but I'm often confounded by titles. Tentatively I'm ...
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David Lane Williams
- Feb 10, 2019
- 4 min
A Letter to My Old Friend
I met Janet four decades ago when my oldest/best friend, Blake, fell in love with her in the line for a thrill ride during a high school ...
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David Lane Williams
- Jan 8, 2019
- 5 min
Say Hello to Xochitl
Choosing names for novel characters is consequential. I have a dog-eared baby name book I've used for years in search of just the right s...
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