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Wes Gordon

Veterans Day 2020

Each of my parents joined the Air Force immediately after graduating from high school, my mother from the hills of eastern Kentucky and my…

1 min readJan 21, 2021

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Wes Gordon

Grapefruit, Elvis, and Blessings: December 2020

When I was a kid, the weekend before Christmas was the weekend my parents made home visits to all the older ladies in our church, my…

2 min readJan 21, 2021

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Wes Gordon

Back to School, January 2021

Happy New Year!

2 min readJan 21, 2021

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Wes Gordon

Chapter 3 Table for Four

I was the first one to the restaurant.

2 min readFeb 17, 2017

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Wes Gordon

Counting ‘I Love You’

I am not sure how old I was when it started. It quickly became a part of my nighttime routine though.

2 min readFeb 6, 2017

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The Smells of Teaching

The very first ‘copier’ I used as a teacher was actually a mimeograph machine. The magic of the mimeograph was the smell of the paper after…

2 min readFeb 4, 2017

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Wes Gordon

Batman

“Kiss from a Rose” played on the radio this morning while taking my kids to school. “Hey, that’s the Batman song!” came from the back seat…

2 min readJan 25, 2017

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What Happened to Saturday Morning Cartoons?

Saturday morning was kid time growing up. My brother and I woke up early on our own this one day of the week. This was also the one day of…

2 min readJan 24, 2017

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Scythe

Hearing Neal Shusterman describe his new young adult novel Scythe was all the convincing I needed to buy it. I cleverly disguised my own…

2 min readJan 23, 2017

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Kindergarten Writing

Writing is both an art and a craft. Kindergarten writing for teachers is an exercise in patience. When Kindergarten teachers meet to talk…

2 min readJan 20, 2017

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Wes Gordon

Wes Gordon

Some people read. All writers read. Some readers write. He reads a lot. He writes a little. But wants to write a little more. Just a little more.

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