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Inside Howard Street Cemetery

Maud is picked on by the other dragons

Every devoted Christian experiences periods of time when God seems far away

Let Reason Roll: Race, Religion & Reflections Lance Armstrong often as early as the"Let Reason Roll: Race, Religion and Reflections" is the poetry debut of Elmer Beard, a lifelong freedom fighter and retired English professor. The work features 83 poems and eight decades of portraits that take a poignant look at life and death through the eyes of an African American octogenarian. Beard, the Octo Griot, begins this literary journey with a prayer and ends with a eulogy in "When We Die." The southern storyteller reminisces about rural