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The Dog That Was

By Leo de Natale The Dog That Was Kaiser, 2008-2021 As homage to Thomas Wolfe, it was a poignant case of you can’t go home again. Or was it? Five years ago my wife Kathy and I euthanized our beloved German Shepherd Dog, Kaiser. He was a jolly fellow who lived a good lifeContinue reading “The Dog That Was”

Rage

By Leo de Natale Rage By Leo de Natale September, 2022 “You’re not going to believe what happened driving here,” said Ernst Swensen, a fifty-something dentist, to his dental school classmate and close friend Ciro Della Stronzo. “It was worse than doing a root canal without Novacaine!” Alas, as they drove that afternoon, Ernst’sContinue reading “Rage”

Magnificat, A True Story

Magnificat, A True Story ByLeo de Natale Can miracles occur? Does a Supreme Being, aka God, exist? Is there hope for the future? These metaphysical questions have been posed through the millennia. We are living in an age of cynicism, an epoch when the bad news outweighs the good. Mankind has always considered our lifeContinue reading “Magnificat, A True Story”