Ten Reasons Why We Should Pay Attention to Local Politics
October 23, 2024For me, the machinations of the machine we call “American politics” seemed like nothing so much as an overrated reality…
The Cutoff Point
April 13, 2024Chester charged through the aisle and slammed into the bodies at the door. He ripped the first away and threw…Reflections on Life and Death
December 19, 2023LIFE AND DEATH Nature relaxes by herself in a magical land of her own. A human lays with her in…
Compass Check
November 5, 2023My brother and I grew up in a military family. We knew the names of the battles depicted in Band…
Big Mountain
July 17, 2023"The Unseen Beast" She sits atop a tree that lives on The Mountain, watching for anything that might sound good…
The Pool
May 26, 2023“Those of you who are mine, drop. You know who you are. Flutter-kicks, let’s go.” There is no hesitation; the…
Fire and Wind
May 22, 2023Once I was his indentured servant, not his beloved son; he used to bark his demands like a drill sergeant…
Seeing the World
March 24, 20232017 Interview by Lucy Bell with WWII Veteran, Joe Morgan, Colorado Springs, CO Joseph Morgan Born June 8, 1926, Died…Affected
March 16, 2023SCENE I Dell is returning from a business trip and is shown tiredly walking to her car at Reagan National…
D-Day, 1944: A Black Veteran Remembers
February 15, 2023We have lost one more World War II veteran. Richard L. Walker, born May 7, 1924, passed away on October…
Desert Snow
February 15, 2023Charlie Peterson looked at his watch and then at the departure board of Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport. Another 45 minutes he thought…
Girls in the Alley
February 15, 2023We hit the town fast and hard, just as we have done before, just as we will do again. Fly…
