By Neal Murphy

“Backing Up” by Neal Murphy

August 18, 2025 - I always considered myself to be a good driver. I have driven ambulances, hearses, and police cars and have never had a mishap. Only one traffic ticket is on my record from 1967 (it was my wife’s fault, but that’s another story) in Houston, Texas. I have taken driver training courses and even a police pursuit course while in Colorado. However, with all that background and experience there is one thing I cannot do – back up a trailer.

“A Rude Awakening” by Neal Murphy

August 8, 2025 - I thought that I had selected the best location for a cot in the rustic bunk house the night of May 14, 1954. I was proved wrong.

When I was a senior in San Augustine high school our class selected for our Senior Class trip a dude ranch in New Braunfels, Texas. It was customary for both the Junior and Senior classes to have a class trip to help celebrate the end of the school year. This location was just about the right distance for the forty graduates to travel by bus for a weekend outing.

“Are Men Still Relevant?” By Neal Murphy

June 26, 2025 - It seems that the twenty-first century has produced a general feeling among the female of the species that men are no longer needed.  I read articles and see programs on television produced by young, liberated feminists who espouse the idea that they have no need for a man in their lives.  They are educated, own their own businesses, and only need a man for pro-creation.  They can then rear their children alone – who needs a man around?  Any time a program or commercial needs a dufus, guess who gets that part – the white guy.  It would be a politically incorrect thi

“America’s First Documented Ghost” By Neal Murphy

April 11, 2025 - How many of you readers believe in ghosts? How many are on the fence about this? How do we reconcile accounts of ghost sightings by honest, reputable people who evidently witnessed a strange event? I have never witnessed a ghost sighting personally, but have, I believe, been visited by angels, but that’s another story.

Among the strangest ghost stories ever recorded happened in the unlikely state of Maine. I have nothing against Maine, but I do believe that if I were a ghost I would select a more populated area should I want to reveal myself.

"Camp San Augustine" by Neal Murphy

March 10, 2025 - Most of us older folk remember when San Augustine was the home of a German prisoner of war camp. This camp was hastily built in the spring of 1944 on the site that was the fair grounds for many years. The site is now the location of the Rodeo grounds and high school football practice field on state highway 147, just north of the high school.

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