The mention of that name, “The UnBe”, took capture my meager concentration; I felt much like a freeway rubbernecker, casting glare upon the scene of a wreck I instinctually knew was rife with carnage and loss, but my nature would not allow me to look away. I didn’t […]
Today I am reposting something I wrote last year at Halloween time. It’s meant to be humorous, of course, but there is a deeper point in it all. Hope you enjoy. I’m going to let the wives in on a secret that most men have already come to […]
“I know God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.” If the above quote fails to move a Larger part of you, I have some instructions: – Hold two fingers to the side of your throat, […]
Here is the conclusion to this little heartburn of a tale. Thanks for everyone’s enthusiasm. If you aren’t up to speed, Part 1 is here. BTW – If anybody is curious, the lyrics contained in this story are from Greg Laswell’s “Comes and Goes”. His stuff is amazing! […]
I’ve been reluctant to post this one in partial form, but it’s reached the maximum length I like to tolerate in a blog post. Hopefully it compels enough to draw some to part 2 Photo by mysoulmission.org Like a sliver in the chest. If he was asked to […]
Been an awful long time since I felt like singing Surprised to know you missed my sorry voice and your sweet eyes welled with tears at both my betrayal and its horrendous aftermath Still, after all my running, fumbling through the dark “Sing anyway.” you say, “Remind us […]
After nearly three months of bite-sized reading, I finally finished Gerald May’s excellent work, Addiction and Grace. This book is among the best I’ve read on describing the human condition and why we behave the way we do. It took a great deal of time to work my […]
In honor of Father’s Day, I am submitting something very different. The following is the intro to a story that came to me the other night in a dream. The lead characters are literally based on the personalities of my two beloved children. I dedicate this tale to […]
How heavy the toll false life exacts a fee commissioned for every earthbound judgement we treat as luxuries the anger, disappointment, fear shame wrought by the empowered by us, to us How priceless the strength Life fueled hope maintained Love enduring in silence rebuking such hate in silence […]
You’re a lonely looking thing – a paradox in this microcosm of modern society, everybody here and not really here, everybody rushing to someplace they can barely remember they were in such a hurry to get to, rushing to spend money on uselessness, to numb aches with moments […]
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