When it happened, I cannot recall. It just seemed to happen. I could not take it anymore, and I wanted the world to know. I wanted those passing by to Continue Reading
I Processed the Pain, Shed Tears, and Then… was at Peace
It was the unfortunately all too familiar call. The voice was almost unrecognizable in the fury of pain and confusion. This tone was only spoken in Continue Reading
The Strength in Owning Our Imperfections
The world is filled with clips and quips of falsehoods. It is neither perfect nor fair. We are flawed humans stumbling through life, trying to do our Continue Reading
White Lies, that Kill
When I met my now-wife, she quickly learned not to ask questions she didn’t want honest answers to.“Does this dress make me look fat?” My answer Continue Reading
The All Too Familiar
I felt the all too familiar back pain as I sat in the all too familiar uncomfortable seats. I sat staring at yet another flag-draped coffin. I watched Continue Reading
The Moon Over Afghanistan
I cocked my head so high the earth was beyond my peripheral. What remained was the full moon glowing down as thin scattered clouds swiftly blew Continue Reading
What I’ve Done Is Enough
The world is filled with the remnants of our past—insecurities fostered through turbulent childhoods, arrogance born from lives of privilege. We stand Continue Reading
One for the Airborne Ranger in the Sky
The name was once conceptual. It was a name from a list, one all but forgotten, from a time beyond anyone's living memory. The name is beyond anyone's Continue Reading
The Hidden Scars
We are the tales of A. A. Milne’s "Hundred Acre Woods." We are forever seeking to explain the bipolar results of war. How can we so rapidly Continue Reading
Great Warriors Stumble: The Silence of Suicide
The aftermath follows an all too familiar script. A post rich with the accomplishments and feeling about the warrior lost, though the reason is Continue Reading
Consuming Knowledge: I Can’t Turn it Off
I consume and consume. Every question unanswered or unknown is like an itch that must be scratched. My curiosity so expansive the subject Continue Reading
Saving Myself Through Saving Others
She stood there, confused, laughing. She held her bunny tight as she rubbed its ear, telling me she made sure bunny would not have to hear it. She Continue Reading