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Sunday January 11th 2026
Searching ”“ A Serial Novelle Chapter 27: “Komma”
By Patrick Cabello Hansel
While Angel was having the ride of his life, Luz was trying to get back from the deep darkness that had crept””no, roared back””into hers. She had never forgotten the pain and humiliation of her adolescence, in fact on some days she could almost taste what the boys had done to her and said to her, and what the girls whispered around her. But she had tried to stuff it down so far into herself that she felt her body always heavy and tired. And now, one of those who had hurt her had come back. He wore a new scar on his face, courtesy of the man she loved.
“I”'m glad Angel cut him,” she said out loud, “I wish he would have killed him!” And immediately begin to sob.
Luz had been taught the way of forgiveness. Not just by words at her church, but by the loving actions of her uncle and aunt who had raised her. After her assault, when she had become by turns withdrawn and openly hostile, they had hung in there with her. Even when she ran away, when she came home drunk, when she cursed at them, they still loved her.… Read the rest “Searching ”“ A Serial Novelle Chapter 27: “Komma””
“Hats Off” as Honors are Given
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- A crowd witnesses the Grand Opening of the Renovated Main Cemetery Gate on Lake St. The first burial within the Cemetery was in 1853. Coincidentally, the Lake St. and Cedar Ave. sides of the Cemetery with ornate fencing and stone columns is 1853 long.
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- The new gate!
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- It was a celebration so of course there was cake!
May 19, 2011, marked the perfect ending to a perfect week for Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery””the kind of week that comes around once every 83 years. It was a week in which we celebrated the history of Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial (formerly Layman”'s) Cemetery while making a little history of our own. May is National Preservation Month, a time when preservationists and their supporters call attention to efforts to save the nation”'s historic treasures. One of those national treasures is right here in Phillips Community
Grand Opening of the Restored Main Gate “Hinges” on contributions
On Tuesday, May 17th, about 60 people attended the unveiling of Phase I of the restoration of the cemetery”'s gates and the 13 sections of the fence that were in the worst condition.… Read the rest ““Hats Off” as Honors are Given”
Food Obsession: YOU”'RE HAVING WHAT FOR LUNCH?
by Jane Thomson
Beside startling names, what these two recipes have in common is that they can help use up odds and ends of uninteresting foods, and do it simply.
EGGS IN PURGATORY – Adapted from “Dash”, the food advertising glossy supplement found monthly in the Pioneer Press and S”'Trib.
For four eggs:
1 to 2 cups of marinara sauce (or ketchup, or chili sauce , or cocktail sauce, or steak sauce, or any savory red condiment; or even spaghetti sauce)
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes 4 eggs or 1 cup egg substitute
1 to 2 cups of Parmesan cheese black pepper
Simmer sauce with red pepper flakes in skillet. Crack eggs, or pour egg substitute into sauce. Cook until set as desired. Top with Parmesan and black pepper.
Am I alone in thinking that some of the prettiest strawberries often taste “blah”?
SAUTEED STRAWBERRIES WITH CINNAMON AND FRESH LIME – From the Pioneer Press
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of butter (I used less)
1 tablespoon lime juice (bottled is fine; I used more to make up for butter)
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
1 pint of strawberries, washed, hulled and halved or quartered depending on size (about 2 cups)
In medium skillet over medium-low heat, stir together brown sugar, butter, lime juice and cinnamon.… Read the rest “Food Obsession: YOU”'RE HAVING WHAT FOR LUNCH?”
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