Writing

The Veil

– 1 min read – Day One It was the hardest thing Rebecca had ever done in her life, leaving the room her father was now a residence of in the Sgt. Lester Howard VA Retirement Home and in the dementia ward. As Rebecca stepped out of the room, she leaned...

Doorknobs

– 1 min read – In the small town of Pettigrew, Arkansas, in a clump of trees on the land of Bob Pendergass, several thousand doorknobs lay strewn about. They ranged in age from a hundred years old or more, to some made of materials I’d never seen....

Heading Back to Elementary School

Writing Sometime between sixth grade elementary and seventh grade junior high, my father brought home a tape recorder that was designed for hearing or vision impaired students. It was bright orange and all the buttons were colored and had braille on them. But besides...

The Piano

Writing – 1 min read – The Path The feeling of the brisk air on his face, the sound of the wind shaking leaves from the trees, and the smell of pine in the woods on a beautiful sunny fall day all combined together did absolutely nothing to offset the...

The Veil

The Veil

Placing a parent in a retirement home is one of the hardest things a child has to do in life. But, it’s much harder for Rebecca – and stranger.

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Doorknobs

Doorknobs

Some doors you can’t even find. This short story that opens the way for other times and dimensions – or at least to a field in Pettigrew, Arkansas.

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Heading Back to Elementary School

Heading Back to Elementary School

Results for "" Sometime between sixth grade elementary and seventh grade junior high, my father brought home a tape recorder that was designed for hearing or vision impaired students. It was bright orange and all the buttons were colored and had braille on them. But...

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The Piano

The Piano

Sometimes, the burdens of life become too heavy for men to bear. But we’re expected to bear them anyway. But there comes a point when you just can’t.

What happens then? Joe decides to find out as he ventures into the woods and experiences something he never imagined.

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Palingenisis Cover by Eric Huber

Palingenesis

On Leo Station, it’s time for Commander Inana to begin a system’s check to ensure everything is in order and functioning at full capacity.

But, is it?

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Cover Art by http://narandel.deviantart.com/

Revised Intro to “Dragon”

- 1 min read - 2022 rewrite of the intro. _______________ A low rasping moan echoed through the dark dank entombed ruins causing sleeping bat wings to flutter as well as small rodents and thousand-footed insects to scatter back into holes for safety. No light had...

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Return to Mayfield

Return to Mayfield

Chapter I Visiting Mayfield in the backwoods of Kentucky always brought pleasant memories to mind from my youth. My two sisters would spend hours in the library while my grandparents went about their daily activities. Ms. Cooper was always so helpful and knew just the...

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Camenae

Camenae

Oh ancient, Camenae, bless me with inspiration,so my creations are not all perspiration.Though Homer asked for help from you, the Muses,I ask for those named by Andronicus without excuses. As I reach to the heavens for topics profound and entertaining,I tend to blame...

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Stones from Post What We Leave Behind

What We Leave Behind

As I walk in nature, I often come across an abandoned camp site or a pile of stacked stones and I think about the people who had been there before me and left traces behind from their visit. Granted, the hiking trail is a constant reminder of years of use and people...

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Black Lab

Transcending Time

Travis Triplett walked his mutt of a dog four times every day, from his small cottage home tucked back in an early 20th century neighborhood to a nearby park, and dutifully picked up the piles of shit she left behind along the way. He didn't mind it at all. After five...

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Star Trek COntinues Orion Slave Woman

Why All the Darkness in My Star Trek?

(This article was written in January 2015. See Author's note at the end for a new additional perspective) In 2016, Star Trek and I will hit the half-century mark. That's right, 50 years young. Whether it was because my parents watched it, or I just was amazed by the...

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Dragon by Huber and Maupin

Living a Creative Life

As part of my 'beginning of the year' reflection and goals, I really wanted to get back to my core strengths and passions. It's pretty easy to pinpoint, actually. I love creating. And this isn't in just one area. Stories Art Food Spaces Logos Designs for print and web...

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