The Windswept Journal


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copyright 2010, David Griffin


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104.  A Trip to the Zoo.....................................peculiar

103.  Blindsided.........................................the drive off

102.  Golden...............................................at the beach

101.  Smitten..............................................an odd stick

100.  Confidence...............................don't let it kill you

  99.  Newsprint.................................just another theory

  98.  Hot Air...................................................don't wait

  97.  Billy Foley's Morning................................auction

  96.  Guardian.............................................lovely snow

  95.  Heaven..............................................on the stream

  94.  South Pole.......................................all on his own

  93.  Labor.........................................only for the young

  92.  Fast Train.............................................a love story

  91.  Bended Knee........................................school days

  90.  Cowboy..................................................on the trail

  89   Boys....................................get on with the journey

  88.  Old Shoes...............................................old friends

  87.  Inevitable...................................................this land

  86.  Good News...................................save the children

  85.  Tree House.................................a place of my own

  84.  Sleuth…………………...............…..gender testing

  83.  Child of God……...........................……….not me!

  82.  Partners…………...............…………finding home

  81.  Destruction……...................………..the right tool

  80.  RazMaTaz..........………....………flash and dazzle

  79.  Exposure………..............……..she got the picture

  78.  A Dance……...............……for the rest of our lives

  77.  Checkin’ Out……................……..some confusion

  76.  Patron Saint……..........Joseph, Mary and Wendell

  75.  Lesson…………..........................not a quick study

  74.  Nightingales….............….they’ve got your number

  73.  Knife………...............……….what are friends for?

  72.  Dancer………………....................….safe thus far

  71.  Feathers……………...............…..raise your hands

  70.  Messenger…………..........…………annunciation

  69.  Hero!……….........….……….an alarming woman

  68.  Art 102…………..........………listen to the music

  67.  Bathtub Bob…….....................…….roses are red

  66.  Pack of Lies..............................................a lesson

  65.  Martian………………..…….be very, very careful

  64.  Storyteller……………......……it’s all in my head

  63.  Balloon………………...……..skies over Cornhill

  62.  Walk Like A Man……...………cool in the Fifties

  61.  Abandoned……….…....…by a redheaded woman

  60.  Fire Call…………....and the Baltimore Catechism

  59.  Perfection……...…..………..is not always perfect

  58.  Immigrants……….........……………….hard work

  57.  Growler……………..............……suds and smoke

  56.  Forgiveness…………...................…….water daily

  55.  Long Way Home…….......………..special delivery

  54.  Talk To Me…………..............……..call my name

  53.  Mr. Fly……………....……….survival of the fittest

  52.  Seeds………………........Saint Billy and the Boys

  51.  Sally Pepper………….......................…..guardian

  50.  Mother Earth…………...………perpetual motion

  49.  Click!.................................................must see TV

  48.  Drill Team………….......…………..abra ca dabra

  47.  Saltpeter……………......………….not fit to print

  46.  Lovely Friend……...........………a heart like mine

  45.  Honesty……...you should get a memory like mine

  44.  John Paul…….........................…the only one left

  43.  Landing Zone…….....take a left at the plane crash

  42.  Shadow..……….....…..Erebus redux: Aither waits

  41.  Erebus………........................……….just like that

  40.  Lion's  Den……...............................overpowering

  39.  Baloney.........here's dibenzothiopyran in your eye

  38.  Theology.……...……exemplars on the road of life

  37.  Forever………...........................what they deserve

  36.  U.F.O. …………....……….it’s a bird, it’s a plane!

  35.  A Real Writer…........................……how it's done

  34.  Remember Me……..…………….where I’m going

  33.  Walesville……………….never trust the sky again

  32.  Do Not Call…………...……………..I’ll call you

  31.  Finding A Mate………...………..using your nose

  30.  Evolution…….........…you'll have to wait a while

  29.  The Russians Are Coming…........skies over Utica

  28.  Dragon Breath………...........…boys will be boys

  27.  Getting Old………….……………keep breathing!

  26.  Sister Cliodhna’s ............….what a welder can do     
         House Warming

  25.  Time To Go………......……………in the window

  24.  Irish Catholic Sex…..……the long way to heaven

  23.  War Wounds….........…..…across the frozen field

  22.  Comparison..............................................so lucky

  21.  Jack’s Family………......and the well dressed man

  20.  Lights Out On The Sea.................conjuring ghosts

  19.  Vengeance…………….....………men made small

  18.  A God To................hands on your desktops, boys!
         Worry About

  17.  Wit and Wisdom…........……some sense of humor

  16.  Cheated Out of Forever……...............…lucky me!

  15.  Aul’Wan Sue………….........………………anger

  14.  Virgina……………..........................……a mentor

  13.  Ex Libris................................ how was I to know!

  12.  Flight 405..........................................fire and rain

  11.  Telling A Story....................................suggestions

  10.  Huh?.......................................decisions, decisions

    9.  Mina...................fourth grade can be a tough time
  
    8.  Fly Fishing.........................waiting for the big one

    7.  Talk, Talk, Talk...... ................ with a young lady
 
    6.  Anthropology........................... fitting in.....or not

    5.  Who Will Come For You...........if it's your choice

    4.  The Good Shepherd.......................lost and found
    
    3.  Blanche......................a portrait of a strong woman

    2.  I  Love A Parade..........................bring your rosary

    1.  Yellow Bird..........my wife's uncle hits the airwaves
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