Black History Selection

Both my father and father-in-law served in the United States Military. John Nolan, my dad was a soldier in the Korean war, and Mayweather Lee did a tour in France during World War II. My sons are U.S. military veterans. The former endured discrimination and subjugation so the latter could serve in a more integrated […]

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Across Central

Safety and security dominated my will and hovered over my dreams. So, each year I cocooned myself in a comfortable environment. After nearly five years and life changes, I am compelled to leave all that is familiar for uncertainty and discomfort.

Rest not from duty, but rest in it…

Daybreak. Fog swirled over the peaks of White Tank Mountains appearing as spun cotton. The white floss surrendered to the gray sky coming together to create an Ansel Adamesque portrait of land that meets the sky. I met the morning with gratitude. Earlier in the week I cracked open a fortune cookie left over from our Chinese […]

An ode to the television event!

Television has made us lazy. There, I said it! I know it appears that I am throwing shade at T.V. watchers, so I apologize in advance. I apologize to myself because I watch way too much T.V. I feel lazy. I know that there are other things I could be doing, like exploring creative outlets, […]

What’s in a book?

What’s in a book? If you read close enough perhaps you may discover YOU in the text. What makes me cry, laugh, gasp in awe, or wrinkle my forehead when reading a text? I submit, something in the text tickled or assaulted my emotions to the point I am acutely aware I have engaged the […]