Chasing Mark Twain - Father Road

Chasing Mark Twain - Father Road

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How Being Creative Saved My Sanity

How Being Creative Saved My Sanity

Once I had three younger brothers, I learned how insecure life could be.

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Four years old and a cowboy in my mind

Like any first or only child, I was a major focus of family attention for four years. My father was also the oldest of his family, with a young brother and sister. He’d had it rough when in his mid-20s his father died, leaving my dad to run the family general…

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