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2009
January        
8 Déjà Vu            
15 "Dog Pile"            
29 Hidden Mahala            
               
               

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2008
January   February   March
3 What's in a Name   7 Demise of the Redneck   6 Margaret Chupp
10 Joe and Tripod   14 The Carousel   13 Literature 2008
17 Shmoo Zing   21 Galore   20 Greatest Show on Dearth
24 Enigma Exposé   28 Reconnaissance   27 A Six-Pack to Go
31 Simpatico            
 
 
April   May   June
3 Telephone Pull   1 Snakely and Sneaky   5 Sojourn
10 A Ray of Sunshine   8 Pesky Peeves   12 It HAD To Be Told
17 Two Tone Horseplay   15 Six Pack To Go   19 Swamped
24 Blind Man's Bluff   22 Super Delegates   26 Bad Heir Daze
      29 Above and Beyond      
 
 
July   August   September
3 The Cat's Meow   7 A Blast From The Past   4 Fair to Middlin' – 2nd Verse
10 A Drip Under Pressure   14 Identity Theft – Hits Happens   11 No Encore – or Regrets
17 Bristled   21 Rain Reigned   18 Meloncholy
24 The Unanimous Letter   28 In The Beginning   25 Researching
31 Scrooch Over Aesop              
 
 
October   November   December
2 Equilibrium   6 Doing Hard Times   4 From the Beginning
9 Allegorical Wisdom   13 Begin the Beguine   11 Eat Mor Chikin
16 The Barter System   20 A Bump in the Night   18 A Poverty Knob Christmas
23 A Stitch in Time - The Syzygy   27 Me and Sam   25  
30 Dust to Dust            

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2007
January   February   March
4 Red Letter Days   1 For Goodness' Sake   1 Butterfly
11 Hog Wild   8 Precious Memories   8 Wind Tossed
18 A to Z   15 Another Callison Caper   15 Daredevil David
25 Bibliophile   22 Might Nigh Unbelievable   22 Hero Worship
            29 Sights to See
 
 
April   May   June
5 Marvelous Information   3 Scribblin' 001   7 Letter Perfect
12 Love Apple   10 Enigma 101   14 Taylor Maid
19 The Last Tag   17 Bucket Brigade   21 Shod in Style
26 Pick A Lock   24 Graphite Graffito   28 Penning a Maverick
      31 Pod— Threat or Treat?      
 
 
July   August   September
5 Axle Deep in Manor   2 Genteel Ben   6 Skinning Cats and Curing Ham
12 Oozle Portage   9 Words & Music   13 Fueling Around
19 Creationism 101   16 "Grim"lins   20 Signs of time
26 Number 93 of a Series   23 August Drop   27 Slack for Jack
      30 Cursive ain't Profane      
 
 
October   November   December
4 Reach for Reacher   1 The Written Word   6 Hat Trick
11 Etymology   8 Leach and the Lemmings   13 Relief Valve
18 Geococcyx Reprint   15 Dame Luck   20 Yule Doubt This
25 Dixon, Cayce and I   22 Requiem for Better Days   27 Owed to De Leon
      29 Reloaded      

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2006
January   February   March
5 The WIB and SIBs   2 Three M's   2 Happy Trails
12 Steelin' for a Livin'   9 Incurable Affliction   9 Gourd Gored
19 The Cedar Hacker   16 The String Ran Out   16 B.S.
26 An Ernest Opinion   23 Words to the Wise   23 Diatomite
            30 Given up for Lint
 
 
April   May   June
6 Pismire Armageddon   4 Linear Odometer of Life   1 Sunrise and Sorrow
13 The Artful Dodge   11 Texas Roll 'Em   8 Hay Makers
20 The American Dream   18 Before Day   15 May the Force Be
27 Exercising Caution   25 Here comes the Nudge   22 Gizmo and Maggie
            29 Use it or Lose it
 
 
July   August   September
6 Seven Come Eleven   3 Swinging Door   7 Tomato Catch Up
13 Hazardous Passage   10 The First GNRTL   14 Hot and Bothered
20 Trixie   17 Going Postal   21 Trap-Jaw Pismire
27 Izzral Enigma   24 Appointed Rounds   28 No Fuel Like An Old Fuel
      31 Another Fine Mess      
 
 
October   November   December
5 Mint Condition   2 Untimely End   7 Dandy Randy
12 Overwhelmed   9 A Tiring Tale   14 Turkey Season
19 Fire in the Hole   16 Ebb Tide   21 Tis The Season
26 Splittin' Infinitves   23 Taylor Anne Next?   28 "Jete?"
      30 Tedious Travel      

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2005
January   February   March
6 Hogdemonium   3 Stayin Abreast   3 The Rest is yet to be
13 Job Huntin'?   10 Restitution or Revenge   10 Maturation
20 Job Huntin' II   17 Depletion   17 In a rut
27 Joint Venture   24 Triller on the roof   24 Behind every cloud
            31 Hangin' tough
 
 
April   May   June
7 Déjà vu - Uno Mas   5 Alarming Signs   2 All's Well
14 My Word!   12 Full Circle   9 Ignition point
21 Kinky   19 Learning by looking   16 Seventy-Five and Still Alive
28 Waiting Room Treatment   26 The Cruciverbalist   23 To Be Frank – I
            30 Where There's Smoke
 
 
July   August   September
7 To Be Frank – II   4 Door 17   1 Campsis Radicans
14 To Be Frank – III   11 To and Fro   8 Luke and Lunkers
21 Aim's the Same   18 Woman's Work - I   15 Singed, C.L.ed & Delivered
28 An Import   25 Woman's Work - II   22 Halcyon Glades - I
            29 Halcyon Glades - II
 
 
October   November   December
6 Turning Chicken   3 First Quarter   1 Good Intentions
13 Midnight at Midday   10 Second Quarter   8 MIBs and NIBs
20 Dredging for Dollars   17 Abigale   15 A Promise Made
27 Debbie's Desserts   24 Third Quarter   22 A Pause For Claus
            29 There's an End …

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2004
January   February   March
1 New Year's Revolution   5 Christa Clear   4 Rubber Duckys & Similar Fowl
8 On Down The Road   12 Crossed Words and Swords   11 A Rose is a Rose
15 Defenestration Urge   19 Chinook   18 He Got His Goat
22 Dinero Dumps Dell   26 Crap Shoot   25 Hobo and the Grinch–I
29 Feathers Flew            
 
 
April   May   June
1 Hobo and the Grinch-II   6 Nemacidal Mania   3 Doodle Bug
8 Deer Fever   13 It's Your Pick   10 Bowling Bawls
15 Down and Dirty in Dryden   20 Jake, Neal & the Nematodes   17 Supplications-Consequences
22 Timely Topic   27 Dealing for Wheeling   24 A Weighty Matter-I
29 Daylight Using Time            
 
 
July   August   September
1 A Weighty Matter-II   5 The Red Cup of Courage   2 Seven Come Eleven
8 Un-Cheneylike Malady   12 W. M. D.   9 The Hero or the Zero?
15 Me and Old Alan   19 All Weather Man   16 It Ain't Right, But It's Correct
22 The Purloined Peaches Case   26 Spam Jam   23 Bee Line
29 The Jennings Boys         30 Reverie at Reveille
 
 
October   November   December
7 Legend of Armstrong Creek-I   4 Out of Steppe   2 Mail for Mike
14 Legend of Armstrong Creek-II   11 Mother's Talk   9 Family Outing
21 About Half Claire voyant   18 Smoke Break   16 Waitin' Tables
28 How About Them Apples   25 Requiem for Taco   23 Christmas Gratings
            30 Undecided

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2003
January   February   March
2 Stretching Truth Is Easier   6 Sifting Sands #1   6 Hare Brain
9 A Frank Discussion   13 Sifting Sands #2   13 Sifting Sands #4
16 Nailin' the Nemes   20 Bridging the Budget   20 Startling
23 Just a Dusting   27 Sifting Sands #3   27 Eloquent Eulogy
30 Coffee Jitters            
 
 
April   May   June
3 The Dropout   1 AC CD Saga-2nd Stanza   5 Seep Spring
10 Coiled Spring   8 Lydia Smelled A Rat   12 Dexter's Dilemma
17 Waging War   15 AC CD Saga-3rd Stanza   19 Up A Notch
24 AC CD Saga-1st Stanza   22 Of Mice and Man II   26 Pictorial Prognostications
      29 "WMD"      
 
 
July   August   September
3 Natural Resources   7 Relativity   4 My Last Ride
10 Dodge Ball   14 Thrice Told Tale   11 Doggone Shame
17 Taylor Tours The Terrill   21 Tin, and Counting   18 The Big Dry
24 Mole Skinner Blues   28 Cat Scan   25 Aeronautics 101
31 Good-Bye, Good Buy            
 
 
October   November   December
2 In Search of a Life   6 From Squire One-#1   4 The High Life
9 Weed'em and Reap   13 From Squire One-#2   11 Blindsided
16 Hall Meeting   20 One Discordant Note   18 Welcome Wagon
23 Bon Bon Pacifier   27 The Written Word   25 It's The Thought
30 Incoming Rounds            

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2002
January   February   March
3 Land Bandit Gathering   7 Bare Facts   7 Power of the Press
10 To Slake a Thirst   14 Just A Blossom   14 Judgement Day
17 Your Assignment   21 Please Pass The Peas   21 A Brush with Destiny
24 Unrefreshing Paws   28 Terrors of the Deep   28 A Matter of Taste
31 Hustle #2 Of a Series            
April		  
May		  
June
4 Hunkered Down   2 Spud Spread   6 Eye of the Beholder
11 Waterworks   9 Imported Timber   13 Politicks of the Texas Genre
18 A Piece of the Rock   16 She Doesn't Know Beans   20 Flaintin'  of Youth
25 Doggone   23 Wrote by Hand   27 Hospitable
      30 HGTV or Perish      
July		  
August		  
September
4 The Butler Did It   1 Heartbreaking   5 Car Pooling
11 Herbicidal Maniacs   8 Gerbil Gazette I   12 The Light That Failed
18 Good Guys — Black Hats   15 Gerbil Gazette II   19 R.I.P.
25 Candle and Blanket   22 One Step At A Time   26 Bon Ami Drifter
      29 Hay Makers      
 
 
October   November   December
3 Shank of the Year   7 Hoaxing Laura   5 Nukin' The Nematodes
10 No Prescription Required   14 Grabbling for Words   12 Road Scholar
17 Trap for the Unwary   21 Okra Production Wanes   19 Class Reunion
24 Incline and Gravity   28 An Unearned Bonus   25 Tis The Season
31 *VW            

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2001
July   August   September
5 Negotiations   2 Blanket Coverage   6 Dissonance
12 Battle Cries   9 DUWAP   13 Book Writin' 101
19 Summer Fun   16 Calamity in Crowley   20 Book Writin' 101 (Part 2)
26 Skunk Bursting on Air   23 No Tickee-No Watchee   27 Mixed Blessings
      30 Born Almost Free      
October		  
November		  
December
4 A Novel Novel   1 Goody Two Boots   6 Board of Education
11 The Cookie Crumbles   8 Tangled Web   13 Deer Diary ...
18 Tough Love   15 Fisherman's Pluck   20 Options and Opinions
25 Love's Labor Lost   22 A Mile Airish   27 A Christmas Memory
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Wisdom From Wade