Dearest Mother, I wish I could say I would never have a need to write this letter. I wish I would have never gotten that call from hospice in the Continue Reading
Storms Clear the Way
Without death, there is no life. Without pain, there is no cure. Without heartbreak, there is no love. Without war, there is no peace. Continue Reading
The Way It Ends
Death is inside us. It surrounds us, it waits for us, and sometimes it even begs for us. You can’t avoid it, you can’t cheat it, and you most Continue Reading
When Evil Strikes Home
This past week, it was nearly impossible to turn on the TV, go to the internet, read a newspaper or even have a conversation without someone Continue Reading
Waiting
To my dearest love, the one I have yet to meet, I wait for you, my fair lady, with you, I am complete. I have dropped my bow and taken off my Continue Reading
We Chose the Unknown
Do not drink that bitter drink and make that face, nor fill your head with those thoughts. No one put a gun to your head, it was your own Continue Reading
Complacency, Not Racism, Killed Duante Wright and Oscar Grant
Complacency kills. Trust me, it can even traumatize. Sheer racism and hatred did not kill Duante Wright just like it didn't murder Oscar Grant. It may Continue Reading
Detective Jason Rivera: Remember the Minutemen of Today
The Greek city-states called them "hoplite," while the Romans just down the road called them "legionnaires." The Spaniards used the term Continue Reading
Reflecting
Ignoring the world's problems can be a bittersweet pain killer. You can only go so long before realizing you fooled yourself--when everything, Continue Reading
Look At Me Now
The things that take are usually the ones that give most. You could never tell me that losing a father at 6-years-old would result in three Continue Reading
It Takes a Much Tougher Man
by a Combat Veteran You can tell yourself you've faced death a thousand times and smiled back, but how many times have you looked at love and loved Continue Reading