In life, we often don't recognize the small irritants as a major hazard. We let them go, allowing them to wear us down or compromise our integrity. Who would guess such a small thing could...

Hey, I just heard one of your boys got wasted!” …Yeah, that’s the right way to tell someone. ...

We are dealing with issues of the HEART. Society is a collective but actions belong to an individual....

“I want you to know that we are here to help. I hope you see the progress we are making in recovering your memory. Though the techniques may seem aggressive, they are effective. Do you...

Time slows as I watch myself convulse and scream....

I turn the key over and over in my hand as possibilities turn over in my mind. The felt shape of the key seems to match the visual memory of the shackle. The key is...

It seems like our mentality is frozen in this country. There can be no progression in certain areas. A voluntary deafness has preceded an unwillingness to change. We the people are listening to “some people”...

Memorial Day- what does it mean to you? What should it mean? Do we Celebrate it, Honor people on it, or Memorialize them? Maybe we should crack open a beer, grill a steak, and celebrate...

Wait, who’s Ben? The name is close- is it mine? Is it my son’s? A best friend’s? I’m caught in the cycle of this thought repeating and it’s growing more crowded with further questions of...

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I had spent so much time away from my family deployed and training but I still felt as though I needed to get away. My wife asked me to write about it, explain it. Why,...

He takes the two steel cups and fills them both from the same bottle, pushing one half way across the table to me. Assuming he wants me to drink, I retrieve it, raising the glass...

Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians are specially trained to deal with disarming and disposing of high explosive devices and other types of ordnance, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. National EOD Day (The first Saturday in...

There are too many projects started but not completed and I'd be embarrassed to list them all. I feel like I chase squirrels all day. ...

Food again: a jerky like piece of red meat and boiled potatoes. Two bottles of water this time and I’m careful not to repeat my previous mistake. When they came with it, I tried to...