If you travel to Montoursville, Pennsylvania, chances are you will drive on US 220. For me, this was the way “home.” Travelling east on Interstate 80 from western Pennsylvania, take the exit near Mackeyville, and pass by Mill Hall, Lock Haven, Avis, Jersey Shore, Linden, Duboistown, and Williamsport, then arrive in Montoursville, the town I … Continue reading 220: The Way Home
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A 70th Birthday Reflection
Last summer, I became the oldest living Murray in our family. Dad died in July. Technically, I have two cousins who are a little older, but thanks to the patriarchal convention of surname assignment, I carry the family name. So, I suppose I’m just the oldest male Murray. I have lived three score and ten … Continue reading A 70th Birthday Reflection
Shadows
A short Thanksgiving story. Not a prediction. Merely a possibility. “I told you. The plan is to return in another 223 local star system years,” Rodof stated. “But they might need our help sooner than that,” Mas replied. “I’m not sure it was right to help them as much as we have already.” “But we’ve … Continue reading Shadows
A Remembrance
Recently, an old friend died. For my first fifteen years, he led our department as chair and dean. Dale Bengtson was a wise man, offering good advice and a listening ear. He valued collegiality, the idea that the music faculty ought to work as a team. He once asked, “Would all those who work with … Continue reading A Remembrance
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