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About me - Mace Spurlock

I blog at http://novemberghosts.blogspot.com

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
A poet, a pawn and a king.
I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing:
Each time I find myself, flat on my face,
I pick myself up and get back in the race.

Sometimes

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Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Visited by the dead: 1 of 51
Talking to the DeadA frozen rain and snow mix covered the ground as I left the house. For a moment, I toyed with the idea of blowing off the 140-mile road trip to Florence, Kentucky. I could think of a dozen reasons to jump back into bed and only one reason to brave the winter weather curiosity.I opened the car door, adjusted... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Believing in ghosts: 15 of 114

It started innocently enough, pictures found askew after a fitful night's sleep, keys that had been left on the dresser found on the floor, little things like that. Since we lived in the Panama Canal Zone, an area of the world prone to earthquakes and tremors, I simply attributed these occurrences to nature.Ours' was a stucco... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) Dangers to children on the Internet: 2 of 12

I've got some good news and some bad news for parents. First, the good news: Those computers your children spend most of their waking hours seated in front of, if you let them, has made today's youth much more knowledgeable than their grandparents were at their ages.Now for the bad news: That same tool has made your children ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Solutions to help the homeless: 6 of 33
It rarely gets cold in San Antonio, even in the dead of winter. In fact, the Alamo City is so pleasant, many homeless people, especially those who are without home by choice, you might call them poor snow birds, migrate there when the cold wins begin to blow up north. The loss of my car cut down greatly on the amount of poss... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Hunger, Disease & Poverty Africa's economic problems: An insider's perspective on countries in the southern part of Africa: 2 of 7
It's a sad fact that, according to the United Nations, 70% percent of all Nigerians live on less than one U.S. dollar a day. What really makes that statistic even more appalling is that the government of Nigeria receives about $45 billion a year in oil revenues. That's about enough money to pay every man woman and child in Ni... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Unusual encounters: 69 of 227
Pirates of PenzanceHow I arrived on Chapel Street, I don't know. My dreams and nightmares rarely have logical starting points. But here I am, an American, standing where Queens Street becomes Chapel. Tentatively, I head south, toward Quay Street, which Chapel becomes as it passes the huge stone church.St. Mary's, the tallest ... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Running away: 2 of 6

Sacramento is not an extremely large city compared to many other urban areas in America. Despite its size, the capitol of California does have an abundance of runways residing there.Recent estimates put the number at 1,800 or more. Is this a typical number of runaways in a city its size? Probably not.Sacramento has more servi... More..
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Life after retirement: 10 of 29
On Leaving NigeriaI love Nigeria. Having worked in this country off and on since 1995, I guess I would either have to love it or be one of the most mercenary workers in the world. Well, I admit it, the money has had a lot to do with my returning to work here for 28 days and then flying home on the longest commute in the world... More..
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse The darker side of family life: Abuse survivors and the recovery process: 25 of 70

Tina is 20-years-old now. The graceful but timid young woman from "somewhere back east," has a sad face with an infrequent smile no larger than the enigmatic Mona Lisa's, when she is elated.You see, for the past six years, Tina has been a runaway homeless teenager then young woman. She has eked out an existence most of that t... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Addiction: 21 of 42
Road TripIn the spring of 2002, four young men from Canada were recipients of some atypical treatment by some of San Antonio's finest wannabees, the Park Police. These poorly trained excuses for real police officers patrol the areas of the city commonly frequented by its main source of revenue, tourists. This included city pa... More..