"going to the edge and back, one word at a time."
Hey dad. It's me. Your son. I miss you. I miss you so, so much. Even though you are dead and gone, I will always be your son, by blood, by creed, and I swear on everything sacred that I will carry our last name, our heritage, and face down the powers of this world, …
Listen my loves, my handsomes, time is short for all of us right now and I need you to listen to the unspoken word, away from all the noise of the world. I'll tie the loose ends together in the end and gently place clear Scotch tape over that neatly folded corner, this experience being …
Hey daddy...The past year without you has really flown by,and, hell, who are we all trying to fool - those of us that have lost something that cannot be replaced - it has not been an easy year, much less an easy 'whatever' -and there has been so much loss this year, daddy,and a lot …
Day 1 Daddy,it's been one day since you died,and I miss you now more than ever. You used to live six minutes from me on a backroad drive through the countrysideand now you are nowhere to be found,a futile manhunt that will never end until we reunite again one day.I watched your last two breaths, …
You do not have time anymore. Time has us. The master of thieves. ... If you want to see the ocean, go see it. If you want to see a live band, go to that concert. If there is a dream you want to chase, go and try to manifest it. If you want to …
( apply what you want - negate the rest )___________________________I'm thankful I have myself.I’m thankful that I take up more, now, for my own mental health and self esteem than I did in my twenties. I'm thankful I did not give up when the many occasions presented itself for me to do so.I'm thankful to …
The fifth post I published (#5 out of 87) on this now one year and eight month fiction, nonfiction, and poetic blogging journey of mine was titled The Aged and the Ageless (feel free to click and read). It was posted a couple of months before Covid became a global issue. Since then, as well as …
- THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC INJURY PICTURES - - VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED - Let the longest week of my life begin... Thank you for being here... My story within a story. Thursday, March 24th, 2022 - 6:30 a.m. I had arrived at work on time and was looking to start a productive day. Things …
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This post is for the people who are on the down and outs. The discouraged. The dreamers. The blue collar backbone of our beaten world. The people who have nowhere else to turn to. The people who have three figures or less in their savings account, much less checking. The people who see more light …
My second born son - where do I begin? He was delivered to us some time ago, a forever that was only yesterday, by cesarian section. The day before his arrival, I remember the phone call I received from my wife while I was at work. She went for a weekly check up because the …
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