If you were ever a student in my classroom, you might remember that from time to time I dropped the “lesson plan” and just told a story. It might be about history, or government, or sports. Or maybe it was about backpacking here in America, or traveling internationally, or just something that happened at school or here at home.
I’m not teaching in school anymore. But I still have some stories to tell. So every so often I “let go” of the politics and just tell a story. That happens more often than not on Sunday’s – so here’s the “index” of “Sunday Stories”: enjoy!!!

The Sunday Story Series
2021
- Riding the Dog – 1/24/21
- Hiking with Jack – 1/31/21
- A Track Story – 2/7/21
- Ritual – 2/14/21
- Voyageur – 2/19/21
- A Dog Story – 2/25/21
- A Watkins Legend – 3/7/21
- Ghosts at Gettysburg – 3/14/21
- Lessons from the State Meet – 3/28/21
- More Lessons from the State – 4/4/21
- Stories from the Road – 4/11/21
- A Bear Wants You – 5/1/21
- My Teachers – 5/9/21
- Old Friends – 5/23/21
- The Gift – 6/6/21
- Echoes of Mom – 6/20/21
- Stories of the Fourth – 7/3/21
- Running Memories – 7/25/21
- Lost Dog of Eldora – 8/1/21
- Dogs and Medals – 8/8/21
- The New Guy – 9/5/21
- Stories of 9-11 – 9/12/21
- The Interview – 9/26/21
- Night Moves – 10/3/21
- Funeral for a Friend – 10/11/21
- National Security – 10/24/21
- Boots on the Trail – 10/31/21
- Taking Care of Mom and Dad – 11/14./21
- Dogs Found and Lost – 11/21/21
- Watching Brian 12/12/21
- Stories from Shiloh – 12/19/21
- Team Trips – 12/26/21
2022
- Uphill, Both Ways – 1/9/22
- Old Trophies – 1/30/22
- The Last Time – 2/7/22
- Olympic Miracles – 2/13/22
- Mind Numbing – 2/20/22
- Track Weather – 4/3/22
- What’s Missing – 4/11/22
- A Scouting Story – 4/17/22
- Waterproof Paper – 5/8/22
- Origin Stories – 5/22/22
- Origin Stories – Part Two 5/29/22
- Back at State – 6/5/22
- Out in the Country – 6/19/22
- Pataskala Downs – 7/4/22
- Car Stories I – 7/24/22
- Car Stories II – 7/31/22
- Old Man Experience – 8/7/22
- Cross Country Camp – 8/14/22
- New to the Pack – 8/21/22
- Car Stories III – The Bus – 8/28/22
- A Day in the Life – 9/4/22
- Stupid Human Tricks – 9/18/22
2023
- Fair or Foul – 2/26/23
- Immigrant Story – 3/12/23
- Busy Season – 5/15/23
- Of Jeeps and Bucks – 5/28/23
- A Pole Vault Story -6/11/23
- End of an Era – 6/25/23
- Paybacks – 7/2/23
- Graying in Pataskala – 7/17/23
- Being a Goat – 7/23/23
- Toy Truck – 8/20/23
- Medical Terms – 8/27/23
- Missing Margaritaville – 9/3/23
- The McGowan – 9/10/23
- Who’s Watching – 10/22/23
- The Saturday Before – 10/29/23
- A Tale of Turkey, and Dogs – 11/26/23
- Bruno’s Story – 12/3/23
- Out in the Country – 12/10/23
- Christmas Eve – 12/24/23
2024
- Rube Goldberg – 1/12/24
- Our Pataskala Kroger’s – 2/5/24
- A Sad, Sad, Dog – 2/11/24
- Singing in the Tornado – 3/3/24
- Your Safe Spot – 3/17/24
- Easter Dawn – 3/31/24
- Swarms – 4/14/24
- Lowest Common Denominator – 4/28/24
- Seniors – 5/12/24
- Season’s Over – 6/22/24
- Camp Morning – 6/30/24
- Jeeping – 7/7/24
- How Mondo Won the Gold and Started a Dog Fight (almost) – 8/6/24
- Fifty Years of the McGowan – 9/8/24
- A Walk in the Woods – 10/22/24
- Smokin – 12/6/24
- Coal for Christmas 12/16/24
- Provenance – 12/22/24
2025
- Lost and Found – 2/22/25
- Catching Cars – 3/2/25
- PV Mentor – 3/31/25
- Dogs, Jeeps, Fireworks and Beer Coolers 7/6/25
- It’s About Time – 7/27-25
- Gas War – 11/30/25
2026
- The End of My Nose – 1/18/26
- The End of the Jeep – 1/25/26
- Fat Chipmunk – 2/15/26
- A Flash of Unity – 2/23/26
- Lessons Learned – 4/14/26