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Salvation of the Lambs: A Case Study

By Gabriel Cruden / October 2, 2026 /

By Linea Jantz In each hand, I held a warm glass bottle of formula. A lamb nursed furiously at each bottle, tails wiggling with delight. The barn was dim and…

A Tootsie Roll History

By Gabriel Cruden / October 2, 2026 /

By Cassie Patton As the end of October approaches, out come the popular Halloween candies, such as Tootsie Rolls that taste like chocolate, but actually have no trace of it…

Why Worry?

By Gabriel Cruden / October 2, 2026 /

As my first quarter at the University of Washington begins, I can’t help but be reminded of another 17-year-old heading to Seattle from eastern Washington, exactly 59 years ago. That…

The Many Unexpected Gifts in Passing

By Gabriel Cruden / October 2, 2026 /

Oct. 2 would have been my brother Denny’s 77th birthday. Last year at this time, my sisters and I were busily preparing a birthday party for him at his assisted…

Mama Gives You Wings

By Gabriel Cruden / September 4, 2026 /

One of my all-time favorite songs is “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac. The landslide coming down in this song is a symbol for a sudden upheaval. It represents a time in…

Excited Kid

By Gabriel Cruden / July 31, 2026 /

Letting go can be hard. And in different ways. It can be letting go of emotions, letting go of people in one’s life, or maybe even letting go of that…

Adventures in Having a Yard Sale

By Gabriel Cruden / July 31, 2026 /

Don’t you just love a good yard sale find? When you come across something unique, quirky, and one-of-a-kind? Or something that you just really love and that you got for…

The Gist of the Medical Matter

By Gabriel Cruden / July 31, 2026 /

I have a theory. Stop! Do not turn the page. This theory is far more… theoretical than most of the hair-brained observations I share with Huckleberry Press readers. It has…

The Art and Science of Procrastination

By Gabriel Cruden / July 31, 2026 /

Procrastination is one of my superpowers. I can put a project off right up until the very last minute and then power-stress my way through getting it done just in…

Happy Semiquiencentennial USA!

By Gabriel Cruden / July 3, 2026 /

Two-hundred and fifty years old already? Feels like just yesterday we were celebrating your 200th birthday. Yes, hard to believe that I’m old enough to remember when the USA was…