I Am Lucky to Be Here
One does not have to read a book on the deep meaning of life to be overwhelmed by the almost magical complexity of it...
Near Death Experience – Essay # 3
My near-death experience (NDE) greatly changed me. For the most part, people go through their entire lives and don’t change significantly in any way....
Passages
I grew up in Greenville, Ohio. It was nirvana. It was safe. It was innocent, and it presented a pleasant and benign environment for...
The Goat Whisperer
Imagine how excited you would be for your 13-year-old daughter, and her goat, knowing how much time and trouble she put into training, grooming,...
Meeting Col. Darke
Yesterday I was in a rundown pawn shop, in downtown Dayton, Ohio, when I ran across an old phone booth. As luck would have...
Near Death Experience Essay #2
This is a fairly long post that adds additional specifics to my encounter, with the other side, detailed in my essay titled ‘And Then...
I Tried Very Hard Not to Get Shot
The air was thick that day with stifling humidity, the temperature around ninety-five. It was one of those days where you sweat so much...
Large Families From Small Towns
I want to talk with you today about large families growing up in small towns like Greenville.
My dad was a mistake. His poor mom...
The Human Condition
A man on his way to work, in a $3,000 Giorgio Armani suit, along with a $5,000 DateJust Tapestry Rolex watch, firmly attached to...
The Day Tippy Died
I had two dogs growing up, Tippy and Sandy; both pooches were mutts. This is a story about Tippy, the first living thing I...
