Monthly Archives: July 2011

Heaven

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved What is heaven like? Is it filled with pious angels Strumming harps While reclining on fluffy clouds? Is it a shining city With streets of Gold And gates of … Continue reading →

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Don’t Give In

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved The temptation is strong… …strong like the wind. It pulls you like the tide… …flows like a river. Don’t give in. It might even seem the right thing to … Continue reading →

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Ten Things I Hate

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2007, 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved 1. Lies! I hate lies with a passion, and I’m not just talking “black” lies either. I’m talking ALL lies, black, white, purple, red, gray, blue, or polka … Continue reading →

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The Magician

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved Wrapped in a cloak of illusion, The Magician takes the stage. Smiling, always smiling, She bows at them and waves. The only thing she shows them Is exactly what … Continue reading →

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The White House on Jersey – Part 2

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2009, 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved At this point in my tale, let me pause to introduce some new characters. These are people linked more temporally than geographically  to the White House on Jersey … Continue reading →

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I Fall Down

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2008, 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved I seek to bless but somehow frighten… I fall down. I ask the Lord my soul to lighten… I fall down. I seek the Truth. Falsehood confounds me… … Continue reading →

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The White House on Jersey – Part 1

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2008, 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved We moved from the little brown house not long after my third birthday into the house that truly defines my childhood: the house our family always afterward referred … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Stray

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Joel Hall

(c) Copyright 1974, 2004, 2008 – All rights reserved Down the road on a cold rainy day, There walked a dog, all alone, branded stray. Searching and sniffing for food on the ground. Shot at by farmers. Chased by the … Continue reading →

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The Little Brown House

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Joel Hall

We moved from Palestine to College Station, Texas, the home of Texas A&M University (whoop!) when I about 2 years old. Upon arrival in College Station, we moved into a small, brown, wood frame rent house located on a street … Continue reading →

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The Diner by the River

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved When I was around 35 years old, I went through a period of depression and anxiety, the source of which I could not identify. This went on for several … Continue reading →

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God Dreams

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved Over the years, I have had a  small number of dreams that have been so different from any and all other dreams I have ever experienced, that I have … Continue reading →

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The Cat of Quiet Eyes

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2006, 2009, 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved Quiet eyes This cat possesses as She sits for all the world to see, Serene behind those quiet eyes. I am not fooled. She purrs and preens … Continue reading →

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Earliest Years

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved I don’t remember my first Easter because that was the day I was born. It was April 6, 1958. My mother was 22 and I was her third child … Continue reading →

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The Robot Parable

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Joel Hall

© Copyright 2011 by Joel R. Hall – All Rights Reserved There once was a very smart man that designed and built robots for a living. Over his career, he built many, many robots. Some were small, some were big, … Continue reading →

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