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A place to put my fishing stories that most of my fellow fishermen ignore. I may mix in some spiritually uplifting dribble from time to time to keep my readers guessing.
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- Oct 1, 2026
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- Jul 15, 2026
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Creek Lessons (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThe creek will teach if only we learn It May roar and destroy Torn by foreign influences This is not its nature It will forever seek a calm Honest Humble Powerful Clear Gentle Sincere Gracefully changing over time Always moving forward Clear Gentle Sincere The creek never lies Even as the fish may mock Clear Gentle Sincere Freely giving precious moments Only sought and earned Clear Gentle Sincere The Creek gives and never ta
Mobeetie (opens the original)
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Willard Henry (Bill) Godwin was born in the family home in August 1932 in Wheeler County Mobeetie, Texas to Willard (Daddy Bill) and Fleda Mae Brandon Godwin (Mimi). Technically, he was born in the family home in the town of Old Mobeetie. It boggles the mind that a town of 99 residents was at one time home to enough people to have a New and an Old Mobeetie. In the 1800s it was a trading post anchored to nearby Fort Elliott. It was named Sweetwater back then and had a reputation even in Texas as
Hurt Like Hell (opens the original)
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After four years in the Army stationed at Fort Clayton in the Panama Canal Zone, Dad brought his wife and newborn son back to the thing he knew and missed, the Texas panhandle and family. Dad and Mom had plans to hit the national average in the mid-1950s for children, so Carroll Allen and Debra Loraine soon arrived. He was working maintenance at the Amarillo airport when an early opportunity presented itself. Dad started his lengthy and successful career with Braniff Airways. Braniff roots go ba
Lake City (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThe mountain magnet Family, friends, so many memories Death, but mostly life Constantly pulling me Reminding me to share Life and other treasures The river that speaks Quickening my heart Calming my cluttered mind The old but constant church Pausing for forgiveness Offering my thankfulness The cabin village More home than hotel More priceless than cost The majestic mountains Ever watching my moves Grasping my thoughts, atten
Anniversaries (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThe big Day, July 21, 1970 Loaded with Double Bubble John Clark at the wheel Searching the streets for good trouble Forever remembered The first time I saw your face Strolling with your friend My heart began to race They all focused on Kathy’s hair Ignoring her huge snout John Clark saw his opening His Mission! Ask her out! For me, I found my stare Those eyes! Your hair so brown I knew in that fateful moment My life partner
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