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...
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Karlyle Tomms
- Oct 31, 2017
- 9 min
The Woe in Woman
She eloped across the county line at fourteen, lied about her age, and married a man almost twice her age. In today’s world, he probably...
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Karlyle Tomms
- Nov 6, 2016
- 16 min
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...
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Karlyle Tomms
- Jul 31, 2016
- 9 min
MOMENTS OF PEACE
Moments of Peace Karlyle Tomms 7/30/16 Pinnacle Mountain stands alone along the Arkansas...
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Karlyle Tomms
- Apr 12, 2016
- 10 min
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...
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Karlyle Tomms
- Oct 31, 2015
- 13 min
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...
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Karlyle Tomms
- Jun 28, 2015
- 23 min
"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...
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Karlyle Tomms
- Mar 14, 2015
- 11 min
"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...
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Karlyle
- Feb 16, 2015
- 9 min
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...
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Karlyle Tomms
- Jan 8, 2015
- 3 min
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...
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Karlyle Tomms
- Jan 1, 2015
- 6 min
NEW YEAR
New Year—new beginnings. Everyone thinks about this transition every year as one year rolls over into the other. Goals and resolutions...
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