I never understood why my dad would go out for breakfast once a month with his former comrades and coworkers from the City Water Department. They were Continue Reading
The Havok Journal
For all the relaxing in paradise I could have done… I was eager to return to sea.
2016 10 07 Friday I have often wondered if the people who live in rain forests have a hundred different words for rain. Much like in the movie Continue Reading
Lasting Memory
Your image haunts my dreams, like an owl masters the night. I see you walking, eyes sparkling like the fire you surround. That beautiful but Continue Reading
We Convince Ourselves of an Open Secret
We go from one to the next. We convince ourselves we are impervious. We can shuffle from one to another without one affecting the other. We convince Continue Reading
Make Your Argument
I'm a retired Army officer with three combat tours. I served honorably, and bled, for my country. Unfortunately, today, these actions mean little. I Continue Reading
Being a Veteran… After Being a Ranger
It doesn’t seem that long ago. The memory of pulling away from the brown fence that surrounded the 3rd Ranger Battalion for the final time is still as Continue Reading
A Pilgrimage to Belleau Wood
by Jason Angell I had been around our sun almost fifty times when 2023 rolled around. To celebrate this milestone, I wanted to head off to the Continue Reading
The Blood of Life
I went to give blood today. It had been a long time, since before my son’s death. I had been a regular donor before but blood donation, among other Continue Reading
For Freedom’s Sake
by Lou Marin I got up this morning,dressed before dawn’s early light,Looked at stars twinkling in a cold night.I prayed to GodHe keep us safewhile Continue Reading
In Silence, My Mind Wanders… and Wonders
The peaceful silence broken by the swaying branches and warm breeze. The sun gently warms the skin as I look out upon the world. In such a silence the Continue Reading
That’s When I Cried
We had a dog named Shocky. Yesterday afternoon we put her down. My wife, Karin, and I had expected that we might have to do that, but the timing of Continue Reading
The Call of the Wild
So here I am, my laptop plugged into my RV trailer, some reggae pumping through the on-board stereo system, a half-a-coffee-cup of Coppola Cabernet Continue Reading