The mother screamed into the room, overwhelmed in her own pain, spewing it onto her little children who had no clue. They almost became used to it, but still jumped when she screamed. Nothing they did was “right,” not the way they shut their lips, swallowed, walked. Everything about...
Forbidden to write, as a boy who struggled to read, the man wrote, wrote and wrote. Now his words have readers all around the globe.
Here is a short piece a wrote at an online writer’s retreat last Spring in response to the prompt : “What have you tried to repair? I have tried to repair the cracks in the foundation of unity. Cracks born of ego, propelled by judgement, comparison, self-interest. Dark forces...
It was a sunny day in San Diego, just recently divorced with his Ex Wife Rob was just recently stationed at the base in Southern California. Rob decided to adopt a German Sheppard named Daysy, It was love at first sight. She was the best companion he found and...
At six I made my stage debut as a dancing bear, paired up with a science bear, the smartest boy in class. The only problem was that my underwear showed beneath my tutu, and whenever I spun around I felt an excruciating embarrassment along with the utter thrill of...
There have always been people who step out of the shadows of confusion and deception to shine a light on a truth that is being overlooked, ignored, or hidden. These are always courageous citizens who address head-on the issues of social, economic, and environmental justice and fairness. They act...
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