I used to search like this in Afghanistan, every metallic hit could be something I did NOT want to find....

If you live expecting difficulty, you won't be surprised when you encounter it. ...

Fish stories, life and family, world travel and tragedy, the conversations wax and wane mixed with periods of quiet. The kind of quiet in which the soul can mend. ...

The gun, the mind, life, conflict. Should I invite this anger in? Should I let it clear me out? Do I know myself enough to protect that which should be left as an anchor in...

A simple task, for sure. Often we don't take into account everything that leads up to our goal....

You’re miserable, but you don’t realize you can leave and go somewhere else because it’s your choice now. ...

"There is life after a moment in time when you want to end it all."...

Is everyone at formation? Did we accidentally leave someone in the desert to die?...

The pending arrival of guests was the deadline, or catalyst needed to complete much of the work. It's by no means finished but significant progress has been made....

The cold crisp air circulated by a slight breeze nips at exposed fingers and the face.  It’s not as bad as the other day though, where it was cold enough to engage the snot faucet...

November 17, 2015….the day before my twenty-ninth birthday. It will forever remain in my mind as one of my most miserable and loneliest days, despite the fact that it, if my memory is accurate, was a...

I can't think of a worse death than dying alone. ...

We can push back the inevitable, fight for our independence, and not succumb to the easy excuses of age and senility....

Raise your hands: how many people really look forward to family reunions. Ok, I see that one hand in the back. ...

I could turn around but all of my effort, the toll of my shame will have been for nothing....