What does it mean to be elite? Does it mean you give the most, or take the most? Does it mean you gain the most influence, or does it mean you set a selfless example? Does it mean you do your own job with particular excellence, lead others to do their best, or take on … [more]
Battle Hymns
7-November-2011 by 4 Comments
Written in 2006 and excerpted from a previous manuscript, this piece didn’t make the cut for my book, Nothing In Reserve. I’d like to put a couple of these out there during the week before Veterans Day (during which Nothing In Reserve will be on sale in recognition of veterans). Hope you find something worthwhile … [more]
ANOTHER READING?!
7-November-2011 by 2 Comments
If thou’lt permit… We’re having a reading from Nothing In Reserve: True Stories, Not War Stories at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, WA. This is the last anticipated reading in the Seattle area. The reading takes place at 1830 (6:30 p.m.) on Saturday, November 19 and will run for about an hour … [more]
NaNoWriMo boo-boo!
1-November-2011 by 2 Comments
It is the month of noveling dangerously. National Novel Writing Month started ten and a half hours ago, and so far all I’ve written is the previous sentence and a half. Plots? I don’t got ’em. Since I’m currently on a fast until I get blood drawn in a couple of hours, I’m not phantastically … [more]
Something is rotten in Danemark
31-October-2011 by 2 Comments
A low rumble issued from the house as I stumbled up our brick-laid path, interrupting the wet sounds of a loose, flopping jaw tearing clumsily at fresh meat. Inside, I could sense its presence evaluating me. With the house lights off and no illumination save for the guttering of a tea light in the jack … [more]
Extremists…
30-October-2011 by Leave a Comment
…often lead the way toward social change and equally often are intractable reactionaries. ACT-UP pushes a progressive gay agenda just as hard as Israel’s ultra-orthodox wrap themselves in 16th century clothing and mores; DARE enters the lists against NORML in open combat. Are emotional appeals more useful than facts? Is it just a matter of … [more]
Dear “53 Percenters”
18-October-2011 by 21 Comments
I am 47 years old. I put myself through college after serving as an army sergeant in Korea during the Cold War. I went on to earn a pilot’s license, professional certifications and a master’s degree. I’m a qualified freefall parachutist, SCUBA diver and maker of birdhouses… My family’s company employed two dozen Americans (including … [more]
Do your thing, Daddy-O
13-October-2011 by 10 Comments
Lots of buses pass the stop. Get on the wrong one and it won’t take you where you want to go. We all know this, which is why we grown-up, functioning members of society seem a little leery of a weaving bus with ganja smoke seeping through the windows, driven by consensus with no destination … [more]
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