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DETONATE If he was careful he would still be alive in the morning. Just one small slip, one careless move, and he would be history. No one would care if he was the best at disarming explosives. If he became a statistic his name would be listed with the worst and not the best. The […]
Read More DETONATE: 2 OUT OF 3 HAVE GONE OFFPDS — (particularly dangerous situation) (Part 1) Dennis studied the weather patterns on his laptop. A cool fast jet stream was projected to loop across the middle of the country and warm moist air was rushing up from the Gulf. The cool air and warm front were on a collision course. Conditions were ripe for an […]
Read More PDSWoven through our lives were common threads, They were almost alike but were not the same, Some strands we followed that nowhere led, As we chased dreams of fortune and fame, There were truths and lies we often said, But life gave each of us a different game, Life’s fabrics were woven and pieces shred, […]
Read More Common ThreadsI always seem to get in trouble, All the way up to my ears, That’s when I call on angels, To calm my persistent fears, I don’t know when to expect them, I don’t know where they’ll be, I just know they’ve got my back, And places I can’t see, They might show up to […]
Read More Angels Above and Angels on EarthMelissa had gone on a rampage and destroyed the room, The lamps, the mirror, she left me to face my doom, I didn’t bother going to bed, I wouldn’t be able to sleep, Every passing car could be the Sheriff, Nathan, or some creep, Destroying evidence would be claimed if I started to clean, But […]
Read More Going Camping (Part Three)Going Camping, Trouble in Town At six in the morning I strolled down Main Street, Admiring the small shops, enjoying the sun’s heat, I went into Roger’s, a café with customers waiting in line, I was told by a waitress, “It’s always like this, rain or shine,” Inside on a wall there was a sign […]
Read More Part 2, Going CampingMy son, there are a few things you ought to know, First off, don’t eat the yellow snow, When a girl tells you she likes you as a friend, She means, adios, goodbye, the end, The tongue has the power of life and death, Say something nice, or save your breath, When you think you […]
Read More My Son, Listen to My Words of WisdomThe Sons of Thunder There were early warning signs that violence was on the way. The two boys were untamed, unfettered, and usually unsupervised. Their mother had disappeared mysteriously, leaving her husband alone with three children. The father refused any help from the community, insisting that the family would work out their own problems. […]
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