At our family reunion, we stood where our ancestors once fought, fled, and fell at Fort Seybert. I shared Rebecca’s story, traced our Mallow line, and felt the weight of history settle in. These are more than names—they’re echoes we carry.
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Family Reunion
This weekend marks the 70th reunion of Albert Campbell Smith and Mary Susan Mallow’s descendants in West Virginia. I take a nostalgic trip through familiar places, reflecting on family history and memories. I also wonder about my grandmother’s estrangement from her relatives.
If You Give a Writer a Weather Station…
New toy. Tree fall down go boom. And a road trip next week.
This Week: Fireworks, Sex Offenders, and the Ten Commandments
This week I’m talking about government speech, whether it’s posting the Decalogue or requiring labels on government IDs.