Present-day romance, "I spent time easing my way to her bed and moved just inside her reach. I sat softly, and without speaking, with the lightest of touches, eased her mask just from her nose. I paused, staring deeply into her eyes, and when they told me, my fingers caressed her mask and moved it … Continue reading Present Day Romance →

Come on, Meph, you said you wanted to pull strings.You were so happy with the corruption before when the ones in power did everything you wanted, and the young ones swayed back and forth and smiled and felt so good about their votes, your votes.Why the long pull on that ancient face now?All our friends … Continue reading The Strings of Mephistopheles →

Animals and humans are sometimes driven by panic, by the sudden onset of fear of survival, wherein the host goes nuts.   Panic can be useful for personal survival; it is rarely helpful for the herd, our herd, the human race. The etymology of panic comes from the Greek God Pans, the god of shepherds and … Continue reading A History of Panic →

One’s career is like a book, with an opening paragraph, chapters, and, hopefully, a satisfying ending. Along the way, one hopes for a page churner, keeping the mind engaged and excited, just waiting to see what new character, what new challenge lies just ahead. Of course, one has to expect villains and friends, as the … Continue reading Career Paths →

Ahh Don't you feel it? I do. I feel a change in the very air, where my opinion, my thoughts cannot be squashed by those unwilling to allow me to have my opinion, my thoughts. I can say Merry Christmas. To those that are offended, I am sort of sorry, sort of not. My life … Continue reading Christmas, 2019, a turning point in disrespect →

So many sad and hungry, so many confused, so many refusing, thank you I am not one. Let the poor find plenty, let the lonely find love, let the hungry find bread, let the arrogant find God.

This is the time of year we begin to gather. First, to eat and give thanks. Then, to eat and give gifts to loved ones. There is one school of thought that says, "I am a guest." Does this mean you do nothing but make a mess that someone else has to clean up? To … Continue reading Family Season; Good Guests →

A Frog could be described as "any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura, with a watertight asshole. I added the last four words to elicit an emotional response. It is just a Frog. I was born into poverty.  As I grew, I became a funny-looking … Continue reading Society’s Crippling Power Words →