The trees whizzed by while their deciduous reflections washed over the windshield in repeating patterns. The neighborhood was idyllic and plastic, a painted picture of manicured and trimmed. An affluent heaven on earth, of sorts, safe harboring neighbors from the naked environments of the city, while populating itself with people who spent their leftover hours powering through evening […]
Tag: religion
Failure and Success
“Every time we FAIL, we tell ourselves a little bit of a truth and a little bit of a lie. The truth: There’s something to be learned from it and we’ll be better people for it. The lie: We’ll achieve success, if we go through the process again. It is possible, definitely not guaranteed, and […]
Way Up High
And If there is a God…Somewhere way up high,Way beyond the sky,I will one day be free,Be free to just be,Feeling good, grinnin’ into the breeze. Running free through the night air,Escaping the mental trap house,Only then slightly aware… Of the fear spliced into, programmed into me.Til then, I won’t be droppin’ to a knee,To glass […]
Papers
The candle lit, the flame dances atop the wick, dancing between the winds, pushed between pursed lips. The arcane spoken word, the sunshine, bringing life to those without it. The twist, thirsty and peckish for more like a deep pull, but settling for just a sip. On October the fifth, I climbed into my mind […]
An Everyday Choice
Keeping things simple, I’ve come to the conclusion there are 3 types of people in life. Those who understand the system and seek to take advantage of it, seek to game it, for personal gain. Those who understand the system, but reject it’s inequality and injustice for Others. And those who are oblivious to […]
Speak On It #5: Ideas
Nothing is more infectious than an idea… for ill or good.
Speak On It #2: Strength
“Kindness, Empathy, and Generosity come from a position of strength.”
To Serve Man
The place is here, the time is now, and the journey into the shadows that we’re about to read could be our journey. A journey that is not without irony. I submit for your review, John Michael Jones. A father of two and a devoted husband. He’s a guy of average intellect and an above average […]
SkinWalker, Part 3
Read Skin Walker, Part 2 Here “Did you hear about the girl who was killed several days ago?” Asked Nate. I immediately shook my head in response. “No.” But I had. I knew the girl he was referencing. I recalled those eyes, her eyes as they stared through me on that morning. “No matter how […]
SkinWalker, Part 2
“My husband and I had just moved into a new house. Our old house only had three bedrooms. My youngest son had his own room, but the girls had been sharing a room. They were sleeping on bunk beds. We just wanted more space so everyone could have their own room and not be on […]