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Mack Williams
September 12, 2023

Chain-fishing and the “Greater D”

I’m sure you’ve seen parents with their kids on a leash and kids who “need to be on a leash” (not the same meaning). The nicer term for “leash” is “tether” (however, I don’t think there’s a nicer term for “need to be on a leash”). But this article isn’t about the behavior. It’s about... Read More
Essays
August 15, 2023

   Bubbles in a “Straw”

The extreme “fizziness”(carbonation) within a bottle of Cheerwine soft drink recently took me back to my early childhood in my old hometown of Salisbury, N.C. (still the home of Cheerwine). In the hottest part of summer, the meteorologist warns us of thunderstorms popping up in the sky. But the above-ground, adult immersion pool pops up... Read More
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July 19, 2023

Auf Wiedersehen Erma’s

Back in the April edition of Evince, I wrote about a house that is no more. This month, I write about a restaurant that is no more: “Erma’s Restaurant.” My writing about these two demolitions within a specific range of time only reflects the specific range of time in which they occurred. It doesn’t mean... Read More
Essays
June 9, 2023

Dine-In

I recently went straight from one grocery store to another one in order to complete my shopping. This, of course, is not unusual; as many shoppers include the food “bargains” available at the “dollar” stores in order to save some money. But in this case, it was the sight of only one item which made... Read More
Essays
May 12, 2023

  Everywhere, Like Life, but not Alive

I recently thought back to the old 1980 Carl Sagan Cosmos series on Public TV and his conversations about the possibility of life on other worlds looking different from on earth. He added that such life could be based on other elements than what all life on earth is based on: carbon. Remember, to the... Read More
Essays
April 15, 2023

Old Demolished House

The other day I was driving down Danville’s Central Boulevard, when I suddenly saw something different, actually, it was something different from what it used to be. What once was an old house was now a newly formed pile of rubble (same house, different “shape”). Thinking it might be something interesting about which to write,... Read More
Essays
March 14, 2023

Birthday and Snow Layered-Cake

So far this winter, I’ve only seen the most miniscule of snow flurries, one short burst! It seems to me that Mother Nature’s purpose in this is to remind us she hasn’t forgotten snow’s “recipe.” Even though old men (I’m 72 this month) frequently think of warmer climates, we often have a special place in... Read More
Essays
February 14, 2023

Disturbance from the “Upper Room”

Something which occurred at a recent Sunday Service at Danville’s First Presbyterian Church had all of us “looking above,” not just spiritually, but visually! That morning, Rev. Jackson Weller, Minister of Discipleship, was preaching. Jackson sometimes also preaches the youth sermons, but that morning, there was an unusual dearth of youth, so the moment for... Read More
Essays
January 12, 2023

Januarys Past

My recollection of the Januarys as a youngster in the 1950s-60s doesn’t involve any stating of New Year’s resolutions or any other “to do” list. It’s more of a collection of impressions which have stayed with me, and which I will now mention. I won’t “enumerate” them, though; as to assign numbers would resemble a... Read More
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