Paul J. McSorley
speaker
3,333 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 3 Sep
Paul J. McSorley’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I inhaled deeply as a cool wind tugs up my t shirt carrying the promise of another rain.
I never paid attention to this until my bill paying job sent me to the desert for six months.
After one hundred eighty days of nothing but sun bleached sand and brown buildings, I came home in August and noticed for the first time just how many shades of green the leaves were.
That fall, the colors popped for me, and I haven't taken the Midwest natural beauty for granted since.
Come on, Snaggle.
Let's get inside.
Hauling a gym bag and rifle case in one hand, I press the garage door button and hear the ancient machine creak to life as the heavy aluminum door lowers.
My tripod dog races into the yard looking for a tree after the long drive.
Relieved, he begins his ritualistic inspection of his surroundings.
My eyes follow him as he deftly hobbles across the lawn.
My gaze pauses on the empty space where I started building a swing set.
It was going to be a nice one, complete with a tree house, tiny rock wall, and curvy slide.
I stopped building when we got the cancer diagnosis.
I burned it to the ground after the funeral.
The wound is raw, the scab recently pulled off.
Petra started talking about adoption.
Deep down, I don't think either one of us wants to risk cursing another child with whatever big C gene we're carrying.
She also wants to sell the house and land to Glenn and build a dream home somewhere else.
In concession,
She offered to build here in Saint Cloud, but I know she wants to build somewhere far away from the memories that haunt this place.
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