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George Cowgill

Lane

(Before we begin, I need you to know that I’m not trying to break your heart… I’m trying to make you angry.)

4 min readApr 27, 2023

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Lane

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George Cowgill

The Tragically Hip

March, 2023

9 min readMar 10, 2023

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The Tragically Hip

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Alabama Royalty or The History of George Cowgill III

(I don’t even know what to make of this. I stumbled over a pile of mental snapshots of my life, and I started putting them in order… sort…

8 min readNov 23, 2022

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Alabama Royalty or The History of George Cowgill III

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Resigning, Retiring & Leaving the Birmingham Fire Department.

5 min readOct 20, 2022

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Resigning, Retiring & Leaving the Birmingham Fire Department.

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The Promise

(This piece was originally written to be a speech read at a 9/11 Memorial last year. Cause of Covid, or time constraints, or because they…

5 min readSep 9, 2021

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The Promise

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Eyes for Eyes for Days

I had the greatest first sentence ever written. It set a time, a place, and a plot and I let it roll around in the shadows of my brain for…

9 min readJul 13, 2021

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Eyes for Eyes for Days

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George Cowgill

July 2020

9 min readApr 27, 2021

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July 2020

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A Vandal’s Smile

(In response to an essay I published ten months ago, a retired Circuit Judge spoke out in the news and called me a liar not once, but three…

9 min readApr 26, 2021

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A Vandal’s Smile

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George Cowgill

George Cowgill

Constantly trying to be the worst possible version of me. Ex-Firefighter. Black Market — Birmingham & Nashville. Hockey. Super Villain.

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