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On Tiger, golf and life
Steve Huff
Huff, who lives in Patrick County and practices family medicine, is a columnist for The Roanoke Times.
I have dreams about Tiger Woods. Typically I'm scrambling around looking for my clubs or wallet, then driving around lost and frantic as he waits on the tee. It's like that other stress dream I have, where college exams are coming up and I haven't been to class. Both dreams emerge from a devious subconscious, bent on spoiling two beloved pastimes: learning and golf. The two, I've found, have a lot in common.
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Suddenly, a new, beautiful day
Amelia Roberson
Roberson is a writer with a master of fine arts in screenwriting and film and a master of arts in teaching from Hollins. She lives in Roanoke.
I knew had surpassed my husband's taste for random '60s acts of sporadic expression when I asked him to pull over my new Toyota Celica ST on a deserted Chicago beach. He watched, clearly uncomfortably, while I set the volume to high and danced on the sand to Iggy Pop's "Wild One." It was then I realized with sobering finality that being creative had its limits in society. I had come to this place as a child dropped from an alien vehicle.
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