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Sides of Pride

Barbara Lydecker Crane

Trouble lies in feeling proud.I was taught that itโ€™s a sinand that I shouldnโ€™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, โ€œHowโ€™s your son?โ€every time I visit now.(Iโ€™ve never had one.) She asks it loudlysweetly crinkling eyes as ifshe knows Iโ€™ll proudlytell his latest news:Timmy learned to stand...