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Jan.26.2009 - 1:54 am
PREFACE TO "A MILE IN MY SHOES"
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We have come a long, long way in the race relations of this great country called the United States of America.  The journey has been riddled with obstacles and pitfalls that have...
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Dec.27.2008 - 2:29 pm
SEASON OF REASON
To All, A MERRY CHRISTMAS, TO ALL A GOOD LIGHT! I am glad to say that I have grown up to be a man that is not afraid nor ashamed to say that "the Lord is my Shepard, I shall...
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Dec.11.2008 - 2:43 am
FINALLY HOME
I thought I’d check in and see howzit goin’?  I’m not quite with Christmas this year.  But, what else is new...Every since I left Cleveland 30 years ago, it has not been the same...
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Oct.21.2008 - 3:05 pm
"A MILE IN MY SHOES" My First Novel...
Ever wonder what America would be like if blacks had brought whites here as slaves?  A Mile In My Shoes is my first novel and that is exactly the premise it stands on.  In short,...
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Dec.05.2008 - 5:43 am
In response to: The Practice of Courage
THE PERFECT HEART
I agree that of those higher ideals to which man is driven to aspire to, courage is indeed the lynchpin of his quest. ...
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About SHELTON

Being a backward kind of person, my journey into writing has actually been more like a "short circuit" than a long circuitous journey down established paths.  I've always written in some form or the other, but mostly songs until one happening upon...
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