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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Thrillers: 6 of 129

One Ten, a Five and a Buck It was now complete, weeks of planning, hours of time consuming observation and the work of placing everything just right. The final step will bring him everything that he has always wanted. A relationship based on trust and courage. Just like everything else in ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The unexpected: 3 of 23

Gently the snow flakes touched my face, as I watched my home burn down. Forty two years of marriage allowed us to accumulate the treasures of life, only now to watch them destroyed by the fire that now consumed our home. April 24th, two thousand and nine will be a day I will never forget. The home that I had built with my ow...
Society & Lifestyle > Racism Is there still segregation today?: 2 of 14

I have lived long enough to have seen the harsh segregation people faced in Mississippi during the last of the 1950's and early 1960's. My father was in the military and stationed in a small town there and I came face to face with being isolated for just not having the right accent. I can remember all the signs which disting...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Why bad things can happen to good people: 18 of 37

Why bad things can happen to good people. I have lived long enough now to know that things just happen, but the key to your well being is how you react to them. I have tried very hard to live a life that would classify me as a good person but I have been hit by many situations that would fall into that bad catego...
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Commentary: Why solar power should be promoted by government: 3 of 5

I live in South Dakota, not the mecca for solar power energy, yet I live in a home powered by solar power. My wife and I have been personally very successful in harnessing the power from the sun in a state not necessarily known for excessive sunshine. Sure we have to be careful on those periods of time where the sun barely m...
Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations Why churches should do away with denominations: 9 of 13

After serving twenty-nine years as a minister in a non-denominational denomination, yes, we say that we are not a denomination but in reality we meet all the specifications. I have come to see denominations of any form as a wall. It seems to me that we build churches with walls not to have a meeting place but to make sure we...
Sports & Recreation > Baseball Players Should Pete Rose be reinstated to the MLB?: 5 of 7

I can not tell you the number of times that I had the privilege of watching Pete Rose make plays that were simply unbelievable. The amazing fact was that it happened in most of the games in which he played. so unlike other players. He seemed to have the ability to do the impossible when it came to making a play, any play, it...
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System American jury duty: 16 of 20

The letter came, I had been selected to serve jury duty. At first I tried to think of every way to avoid this task but in reality I knew that I did not have an acceptable excuse. So when the call came for me to report for a possible trail I had no alternative but to attend my first meeting. The room was full of people and it...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: The rebel: 25 of 30

Gabriel Sunday Gabriel struggled to hold on to the reins of his horse, as they careened down the impossibly steep slope of the canyon. He had challenged Blue Boy in urging him to gallop full bore towards what looked like certain death and to his surprise, the horse had responded. Now, not only did he have to struggle to hold...
Health & Fitness > Aging & Longevity The benefits of getting older: 5 of 5

Yes, I am a victim of the layoffs and to top it off I am 62 years of age. The years have taken their toll on the optimism of my youth and now the feeling of urgency has left me in a paralyzing stupor of what to do next. It is hard to understand how all these years have passed and yet, I still feel the same inside. My body se...