Category Archives: About Tom

General things about who Tom Bolton thinks he is.

Thinking on a Child, Grown too Fast

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Tom Bolton

      Maibandu, Are You Safe?   I know Maibandu in my mind, and in her letters, But letters that are written with helping hands. I see, in little images, the long-past deaths– Father, Brothers, Play-palls–of Men and boys gone sooner … Continue reading →

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My Letter to Myself February 2012

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Tom Bolton

When I was young, did I even listen to me? Sometimes I heard and sometimes I listened to some, and sometimes to me. I heard and tucked far back, because it hurt to listen, to hear. And now in the … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Surgery

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Today, I am preparing for surgery to have a tumor removed from my right kidney.  I have been blessed that it was found early, and I have a top-notch surgeon.  I am doubly blessed that many friends and members of … Continue reading →

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Faith

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I was thinking about, and writing about, my faith when I wrote this in December 2012. My Faith, fragile, Help my Faith I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, and yet: Help my unbelief today and yesterday and all this … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday June Jentz!

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Tom Bolton

  Today we are celebrating the 80th birthday of June Jentz, my mother-in law.  Happy birthday! Mother June, Sister June Of mothers lost and mothers found, and love learned and lived, I found mother June in my life. In decades … Continue reading →

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A Simple life

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Reflecting on Matthew 25:40                Simple Life Upon the coming of the son of man, it is simple in me and simple among the least of us each. These matters, then, that I am … Continue reading →

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An Oz Book

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I’ve carried over my 2013 project to read all the Oz Books in the official Baum OZ cannon into 2014. A few weeks ago, I finished The Magic of Oz.   L. Frank Baum’s last beloved Oz book before his death, … Continue reading →

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