This first appeared in The Havok Journal on May 8, 2016. Mother’s Day... at the first mention in the week leading up to Mother’s Day my conscious Continue Reading
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Breathe
by Aaron Smith Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Training takes over, I need gloves! Where the fuck are my gloves?? Hands slippery with sweat struggle to put Continue Reading
Military Memorabilia & War Paraphernalia
Last night, while reviewing the contents of a box of military memorabilia, I discovered a news article that my Mother mailed to me while deployed to Continue Reading
As the Shadows Wait
Experience in death, ‘tis not to be taken lightly.Your mother, your brother, your sister, and your father.You might be the next one,So be sure to hold Continue Reading
A Brief Moment of Joy Amid All The Pain
As I grow older, I go to more funerals. That's just how things work out. Each funeral is a reminder that I have a place in the batting order, and Continue Reading
Carrying On & Forward
Death leaves you empty. There’s a large hole that the departed once filled. The pain is in your heart and often it feels as if you can’t go on. But Continue Reading
Rituals Help Close the Edges of Emptiness
When your friend dies, it gets you thinking. Grief is always a jumbled bunch of thoughts and feelings dripping out with a tortuous slowness or pouring Continue Reading
Sgt. John Wayne Faught: Loss of a Legend, Friend, Brother, and Mentor
People use the word legend to describe someone who is or was legendary to them or an organization. I'm going to tell you about a man who was legendary Continue Reading
Saying Goodbye
Contemplating fear and death I guess it was only natural to think about saying goodbye. Recently a good friend passed. I’m guessing we knew her for Continue Reading
Alone, I’m Done For
The title slipped out. I wrote about fear, fear of dying recently. Not easy to accept that it’s coming for me as it does for all. Can’t hide, that’s Continue Reading
A Day of Firsts
I used to visit veterans who were patients at the local VA hospital. I talked with one guy. He was telling about his convalescence. At some point Continue Reading
Walking the Narrow Bridge
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Rb. Nachman’s verse: “The whole world is like a narrow bridge but despite that, we must not be afraid.” Easier Continue Reading