Passing Glory PAST We practiced all summer, between beach time and part-time work. We worked hard to become Western Rose High School’s best tandem quarterback and wide receiver in the football history of our school and our state of South Carolina. We? Bobby Borden is […]
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A World I Once Knew
A World I Once Knew An Informal Thesis Behind those stern faces in the faded picture above, there is a stoic acknowledgement of the times in which my Mama and Papa lived. Behind their stern expressions there are compassion and love. They likely didn’t know too much about cameras and picture-taking back then. […]
Time
Dedicated to Caleb Pirtle lll Time The supreme commander of life Defying all who would alter its Steady ticking seconds Of existence Oh, would it but pause to Deny a sinister plot Deny the wrinkles And sagging skin Oh, would it but pause to Stop the reasons For wars and Weeping children Oh, would it […]
Essence of Fate
Essence of Fate From exotic lands across the waters she came, humbly poised, beautiful, her raven hair and blue eyes enchanting, her body statuesque and sensuous. Some harried and rushing passenger caused her to drop a package on the airline terminal floor. Shyly, I stooped to pick it up for her and was barely able to look […]
Darkness and Fog
Darkness and Fog The darkness and fog are palpable like a viscid sweat crawling all over the body, and my eyes cannot be trusted. Keen concentration is not all it’s made out to be. These dumb-ass images keep popping up all over the space in front, sides, and back of me…and, okay, I […]
LAUNCH
LAUNCH A BOOK YOU WON’T FORGET! ROMANCE – TIME TRAVEL – SUSPENSE CLOUD DANCER is now available in book form on https://www.createspace.com/6494175 , on Amazon at https://goo.gl/wdnWmQ , and on Kindle ASIN: B01KMOC1NM – Later today or tomorrow. “It is my humble opinion that this is a great read!” Billy Ray Chitwood – August 18, […]
Cloud Dancer – Another Pre-Pub Visit
Cloud Dancer – Another Pre-Pub Visit Finishing up proofreading and editing, I thought the cover for the novel should be introduced…hope you like it! Plus, I’m including the back matter of the cover for just a small sense of the novel’s subject matter. Blake Fielding is on a Phoenix, AZ freeway when clipped by a […]
Cloud Dancer
Cloud Dancer That’s the title of my newest book – the one I’m finishing as soon as I write this post. The cover is being created in the next few days – not the image above, but one I think the readers will like. Why Cloud Dancer? Sounds a bit American Indian-like, does it not? […]
The End
The End I was a beaten man! There was nothing left! No wife! No children! No job! The only clothes I owned were covering my body. The black ashes that were once my house had an acrid, gagging odor, mixed with the smells of fire-fighting liquids, dampness, and death. How does one describe a body […]
Georgie-Boy
Georgie-Boy George has been gone now a few weeks, and I burden you with my grief… It just seems I must put the tears of remembrance down to let him know in his eternal sleep he will always be in my heart. George was a lively kitten who often irritated me with his antics. Then, […]