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Death and Life Experience
Karlyle Tomms - A Personal Story Yesterday my aunt was laid to rest. Cold Arkansas wind sawed at our ears as we stood beside the grave...
Karlyle Tomms
Mar 1, 20239 min read
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The Woe in Woman
By Karlyle Tomms She eloped across the county line at fourteen, lied about her age, and married a man almost twice her age. He probably...

Karlyle
Oct 31, 20179 min read
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STANDING IN THE SHADOW OF COURAGE - Perceptions of my Father
On the day my father died, I found a black feather on my way back from lunch standing straight up in the grass as though it had been...
Karlyle Tomms
Nov 6, 201616 min read
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MOMENTS OF PEACE
Moments of Peace Karlyle Tomms 7/30/16 Pinnacle Mountain stands alone along the Arkansas...
Karlyle Tomms
Jul 31, 20169 min read
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GRATITUDE
Three words came to mind the first time I saw her –weird, strange, and goofy. She was older than the rest of us. She had a minimum of...
Karlyle Tomms
Apr 12, 201610 min read
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Perception and Injustice
The eastern Ozarks of Arkansas are not quite as grand as those to the west. Here the Ozark Mountains begin to roll gradually into the...
Karlyle Tomms
Oct 31, 201513 min read
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"HATE (My Story)"
I understand hate. I have felt rage so intense that it incites to kill. I have felt seething, malignant resentment so extreme that it...
Karlyle Tomms
Jun 28, 201523 min read
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"Nigger?" An Essay
(NOTE: I have been surprised by the number of people (All white people so far) who have completely missed the point of this essay. This...
Karlyle Tomms
Mar 14, 201511 min read
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DEATH & LIFE EXPERIENCE
Yesterday my aunt was laid to rest. Cold Arkansas wind sawed at our ears as we stood beside the grave site, an omen of snow later to...

Karlyle
Feb 16, 20159 min read
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Hummingbirds - One of my favorite things.
A glass of wine, a magazine and the porch swing in warm weather, back against a pillow, wind chimes and hummingbirds. This is my...
Karlyle Tomms
Jan 8, 20153 min read
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NEW YEAR
New Year—new beginnings. Everyone thinks about this transition every year as one year rolls over into the other. Goals and resolutions...
Karlyle Tomms
Jan 1, 20156 min read
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