http://essediemblog.com/2012/05/27/the-powerofmany-confronting-cancer-as-a-community/2012-05-28T00:59:20+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/05/23/why-the-capital-high-school-t-shirt-debacle-was-lose-lose-lose-lose/2012-05-24T14:40:10+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/05/17/in-a-mans-voice-daddy-used-to-whistle-by-steve-alberts/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/alberts-baptism.jpgAlberts baptismDaddy "standing up" with his friend Carl Cutright - Roane County, Spring Creek along US 219 south of Spencer - "out Charleston Road" - an Easter baptizin' - probably around 1950 or so.2012-05-19T00:16:23+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/05/14/in-a-mans-voice-self-portraits-by-steve-alberts/2012-05-14T18:06:40+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/05/09/in-a-mans-voice-life-and-love-the-inseparable-by-robert-s-boone/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/jessica.jpgJessicaRobby and Jess2012-05-14T15:00:14+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/05/03/in-a-mans-voice-three-silver-dollars-by-terry-gillispie/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/img_4305.jpgIMG_4305Terry with cousin Kurt2012-05-04T14:37:53+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/04/30/essays-on-childhood-pick-a-little-talk-a-little-by-susan-byrum-rountree/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/familylarger.jpgfamilylargerSusan on her mother's lap2012-05-03T19:37:57+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/05/01/hes-just-a-little-boy/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/just-a-little-boy.jpgjust a little boy2012-05-01T13:36:02+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/04/27/in-a-mans-voice-happy-again-by-douglas-imbrogno/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/momanddad.jpgmomANDdadThe author's dueling parents in better days from a photo taken eight months after he was born.2012-05-01T14:48:41+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/04/27/essays-on-childhood-the-2011-writers-part-one/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/anne-clinard-barnhill.jpgAnne Clinard Barnhill2012-04-25T19:48:08+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/05/06/essays-on-childhood-the-2011-writers-part-two/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/margaret-ward-mcclain.jpgMargaret Ward McClain2012-04-25T19:45:24+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/04/22/essays-on-childhood-the-2012-writers/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/me.jpgMeDoug Imbrogno2012-04-24T12:22:16+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/04/22/every-land-needs-a-god/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/ccsg-treasure-box.jpgCCSG treasure boxThe treasure box2012-04-22T14:35:13+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/04/18/writing-finding-the-limit/2012-04-22T12:16:31+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2010/07/28/cmon-dont-be-a-hater/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/manolo-blahnik.jpgmanolo-blahnikStilletos are good.2012-04-16T19:00:24+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/04/01/of-disability-dreams/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sproutedacorn.jpgsproutedacorn2012-04-02T16:42:15+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/03/09/men-writing-expression-their-way/2012-03-09T20:26:40+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/03/07/essays-on-childhood-2012-is-open/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/essay-writing.jpgessay writing2012-03-07T22:00:19+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/03/01/esse-a-go-go-the-ghost-story/2012-03-09T04:06:24+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/02/28/esse-a-go-go-the-washington-street-fishbowl-story/2012-03-01T10:50:08+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/02/27/esse-a-go-go-the-live-chat/2012-02-27T20:19:52+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/02/24/esse-a-go-go-the-regret-story/2012-02-25T20:52:33+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/02/22/esse-a-go-go-the-celebrity-kroger-story/2012-02-24T14:38:02+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/02/20/esse-a-go-go-the-post-office-story/2012-03-19T09:16:33+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/02/17/2-women-1-town-10-stories/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/img-20120217-00199.jpgIMG-20120217-001992012-02-20T11:47:23+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/02/17/2671/2012-02-17T16:22:07+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/01/25/the-faith-and-friendships-of-teenage-boys/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/faith-and-friendships.jpgFaith and Friendships2012-01-25T18:50:58+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/01/20/the-president-and-the-children-dont-think-first-just-feel-then-think/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/president-obama-with-children.jpgPresident Obama with children2012-01-22T16:04:11+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/01/12/the-moment-of-commitment/2012-01-19T03:32:35+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/11/27/for-the-love-of-music-by-lisa-lewis-smith/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/bluegrasscousins.jpgBluegrassCousinsSmith family music2012-01-11T14:42:41+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2012/01/02/lies-darn-lies-statistics-esse-diem-in-2011/2012-01-13T19:06:29+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/02/samosonite/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/1983-big-chill-cast-75.jpg1983-big-chill-cast-752012-01-02T22:00:37+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/12/28/truman-and-me-part-5-by-julian-martin/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/co-sd-18-s-st-albans-wv-mar-67.jpgCO-SD-18-s-St.-Albans-WV-Mar-672012-01-11T21:52:09+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/12/29/truman-and-me-epilogue-by-julian-martin/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/julian-and-hair.jpgJulian Martin Griffithsville, Lincoln county WV Late 1970s or early 1980s This was me shortly after hitchhiking home from San Francisco in 1971.2012-01-11T00:51:56+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/12/28/truman-and-me-part-4-by-julian-martin/2011-12-28T14:04:20+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/12/27/truman-and-me-part-3-by-julian-martin/2011-12-29T03:06:54+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/12/27/truman-and-me-part-2-by-julian-martin/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/000_boyscoutjulian.jpg000_BoyScoutJulianThe writer as a boy.2012-01-11T22:15:21+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/12/27/truman-and-me-part-1-by-julian-martin/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/julianmartin.jpgJulianMartin2012-01-11T00:25:34+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/12/24/the-escape-advent-ghosts-2011/2011-12-27T14:34:00+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/12/25/there-will-be-a-door/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/ezrajackkeats.jpgEzraJackKeats2012-01-11T00:51:21+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/12/16/a-somewhat-unexpected-adoration-of-christopher-hitchens/2011-12-28T01:58:14+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/12/06/carbide-camp-was-magic-by-jean-hanna-davis/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/lastcarlislepicture.jpgLastCarlislePictureCarbide Camp mess hall, aka "The Castle"2012-01-11T13:15:07+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/04/12/ashes-to-ashes-pen-to-paper-embracing-grief-for-the-good-of-your-writing/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ashes-and-snow-1.jpgashes-and-snow-1This is one of the first images I found for "ashes" - it's not literal here, but so beautiful it feels right for this post.2011-12-05T01:10:14+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2010/12/06/mr-blankenship-the-calls-for-you/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/praying_4_our_miners.pngpraying_4_our_miners2011-11-30T16:27:12+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/11/28/for-the-love-of-marriage-by-lisa-lewis-smith/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/stuartandikesmith.jpgStuartandIkeSmithThe writer's parents on their wedding day2011-11-28T19:01:42+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/11/26/for-the-love-of-food-by-lisa-lewis-smith/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/smithcousinschowdown.jpgSmithCousinschowdownSmith cousins know how to eat!2011-11-27T13:08:13+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/11/23/for-the-love-of-lewisburg-by-lisa-lewis-smith/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/lisa-smith.jpgLisa SmithThe writer's children in Lewisburg2011-12-04T14:05:43+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/who/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/edg-blog-photo.jpgEDG blog photoSelf portrait, February 9, 20112011-11-26T12:51:36+00:00weekly0.6http://essediemblog.com/2011/11/25/for-the-love-of-family-by-lisa-lewis-smith/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/smithboys1950s.jpgSmithBoys1950sThe writer's father (2nd from left) with his 3 brothers, 1950s.2011-11-25T12:18:16+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/11/24/for-the-love-of-natural-beauty-by-lisa-lewis-smith/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/photo2.jpgphoto2The writer's children at Smithover2011-11-27T13:55:02+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/11/09/collusion-confusion-the-loyalty-crisis-at-penn-state/2011-11-14T19:03:00+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/11/07/scarletts-and-melanies/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/oliviadeh.jpgScarletts and Melanies2011-11-29T00:16:02+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/11/06/going-to-the-farm-by-melanie-foster-taylor/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/55-chevy-i-think.jpg55 Chevy, I thinkGrandaddy2011-11-09T02:52:12+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/10/26/zip-clank-damp-bite-love-in-the-time-of-twine-and-bears-by-cathy-nelson-belk/2011-10-27T01:12:32+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/10/20/youre-invited-to-join-me-on-the-bandwagon-of-my-own-uncertainty/2011-10-21T03:07:55+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/10/19/thoughts-on-editing-and-that-pesky-ax/2011-10-27T17:32:18+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/10/18/fly-away-home/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/035.jpgFly Away Home2011-10-29T00:36:51+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/10/17/let-the-cool-waters-cleanse-your-soul/2011-10-17T14:04:04+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/10/14/waking-up-with-a-stranger/2011-10-26T01:00:40+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/10/08/a-long-walk-in-the-snow-by-roger-d-johnson/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/jog-foot.jpgjog-foot2011-10-14T23:03:49+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/09/21/going-fishin-and-such/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/403px-autumnwoman.jpg403px-Autumnwoman2011-09-22T01:36:23+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/09/16/divorce-and-other-words-i-wasnt-allowed-to-say-by-jennifer-kayrouz/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/jennifer-kayrouz.jpgJennifer Kayrouz2011-09-21T20:54:29+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/09/12/our-mothers-farewells-and-the-departed/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/cassatt-mother_and_children.jpgcassatt-mother_and_children2011-09-14T02:09:24+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/09/02/growing-up-part-4-by-christi-davis-somerville/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/christi-mamaw-1976-001.jpgChristi & Mamaw 1976 001The writer and her Mamaw 19762011-09-12T21:03:35+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/31/growing-up-part-3-by-christi-davis-somerville/2011-09-04T11:56:22+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/30/growing-up-part-two-by-christi-davis-somerville/2011-08-31T02:52:37+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/30/growing-up-part-one-by-christi-davis-somerville/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/christisomerville.jpgchristisomerville2011-08-30T21:37:45+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/26/i-want-to-be-remembered-by-susanne-farrell-smith/2011-08-26T18:39:46+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/17/the-simons-house-part-3-by-margaret-ward-mcclain/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/hammock-in-sunlight.jpgHammock in sunlight2011-08-22T18:34:17+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/16/the-simons-house-part-2-by-margaret-ward-mcclain/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/ward-girls.jpgWard girls2011-08-16T23:10:06+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/16/the-simons-house-part-1-by-margaret-ward-mcclain/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-simons-house.jpgBecky’s Wedding Shower2011-08-16T23:17:25+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/15/a-few-words-on-a-gifted-writer/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/margaret-ward-mcclain.jpgMargaret Ward McClain2011-08-16T02:28:16+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/15/melungeons-mystery-by-anne-clinard-barnhill/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/at-the-mercy-of-the-queen.jpgAt the Mercy of the Queen2011-08-16T16:25:42+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/08/08/things-you-cant-buy-back/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/abc_child_vogue_model_nt_110803_wg.jpg2011-08-09T00:15:28+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/special-projects-essays-on-childhood/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/essay-writing.jpgessay writing2011-08-02T01:30:29+00:00weekly0.6http://essediemblog.com/2011/08/01/the-geography-of-identity-where-blue-bonnets-paint-the-hills-by-nick-bromley/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/becky-and-me-blue-bonnets.jpgbecky-and-me-blue-bonnets2011-08-03T18:46:42+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/07/27/a-girl-with-a-gun-by-devin-mcgrew/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/devin-mcgrew.jpgDevin McGrew2011-10-31T01:45:18+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/07/21/rage-and-reason-its-time-to-talk/2011-08-02T01:13:33+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/07/20/anastasia-moves-in-my-new-neighbors-are-royals/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/140px-imperial_monogram_of_tsar_nicholas_ii_of_russia-svg.png140px-Imperial_Monogram_of_Tsar_Nicholas_II_of_Russia.svgImperial mongram, House of Romanov2011-07-21T02:34:58+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/07/18/the-james-river-writers-bring-your-writerly-appetite/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/jamesrivvapic.jpgjamesrivvapic2011-08-09T19:09:58+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/07/12/photo-blog-of-miles-dogs-dreams/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/chasingadream.jpgchasingadream2011-07-30T16:23:00+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/07/09/beyond-teddy-bears-and-candles-where-do-we-go-from-here/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/candles.jpgcandles2011-07-10T23:14:33+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/07/06/saving-everyones-baby/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/caylee_anthony.jpgcaylee_anthony2011-07-30T14:11:17+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/07/05/mountain-word-ars-poetica-read-by-jeremy-paden/2011-07-06T00:42:22+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/07/02/returning-to-fairyland-by-helen-adelia-slaughter-basham/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/basham-2.jpgBasham 22011-07-03T02:22:18+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/30/the-place-called-fairyland/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/fairy1.jpgFairy2011-06-30T13:26:23+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/27/aware-with-a-sly-smile-thoughts-on-the-space-opera/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/space-opera-1.jpgSpace Opera 12011-06-27T14:54:29+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/26/fare-thee-well-spaagert/2011-06-26T22:25:01+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/22/where-do-you-go-when-the-earth-wont-have-you/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/poster_man_official_may29.jpgposter_man_official_may292011-06-28T02:10:11+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/21/poetic-ruminations-from-a-small-town/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/east-end-poetry-fishbowl2-289x300.jpgEast End Poetry fishbowl2-289×300What's it like, life in a fish bowl?2011-06-21T21:27:41+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/20/mountain-mama-your-people-will-not-let-you-down/2011-06-20T15:19:57+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/17/boy-a-poem-by-john-lavan/2011-07-09T01:20:27+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/13/just-as-good/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/240px-isaac-asimov01.jpg240px-Isaac.Asimov012011-07-06T01:27:21+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/13/testing-testing/2011-06-18T14:05:28+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/11/love-sex-sideways/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/patrick_sideways.jpgpatrick_sideways2011-06-13T16:25:56+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/06/05/essays-on-childhood-in-a-mans-voice/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/william-stafford.jpgWilliam StaffordWilliam Stafford2012-03-07T16:26:12+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/05/29/encounters-with-drifters-and-prisoners-thoughts-on-manhood/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/visitation_prisoners.jpgVisitation_Prisoners2011-05-30T19:27:22+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/05/23/waking-up-upside-down-a-prayer-of-sorts-for-the-big-guy/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/sleeping-child.jpgsleeping-child2011-05-30T19:16:15+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/05/19/where-is-god-in-chronic-illness-flunking-sainthood/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/legend-of-st-francis-of-assisi-and-the-wolf.jpgLegend-of-St-Francis-of-Assisi-and-the-WolfI always liked St. Francis the best.2011-05-20T18:01:57+00:00monthlyhttp://essediemblog.com/2011/05/17/his-name-is-michael-powelson/http://essediem.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/michael-powelson.jpgMichael 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