She lies dormant ahead of me, an old friend waiting to become reacquainted, “just a little while longer and I’ll be on my way,” and so she waits, faithful, steady and unchanged, biding her time until my return. And I will return, when the leaves fall short, detached from their life source, and the moon … Continue reading Taking Back the West
One of our dogs killed one of our kittens last night. A few months ago, one of the stray cats in our neighborhood had kittens in our garage. Daily temperatures this August remained well above 100 degrees consecutively, so, we decided to bring the kittens inside until things cooled off. We kept them locked in … Continue reading Fat Cat
I've spent the bulk of my morning and early afternoon warring against a weed-whacker that just decided to quit working. This has been the first summer in about ten years that we didn't pay for a yard crew to come out. With the extra time on my hands (apparently, I've taken a two year sabbatical), … Continue reading Beaver Nuggets
Thunder and lightning and clouds without water - just another disappointment. The rain finally came, accompanied by the softly rolling thunder, these are the days I have loved since my youth. On my drive home last night I watched as lightning flashed in the distance, and, for whatever reason, it reminded me of those carefree … Continue reading Us and Them
Welcome to the New World Order. Never in a thousand years did I think it would be like this. Mutilating our children's genitalia, pornography in the schools, demonization of parents who protest these atrocities, completely open borders - there's just too much to even get in to. At this point, I don't know if America … Continue reading Decay
I can't imagine being born into this thing or living most of my life under its yolk. I look at celebrities when they first started out to who they are now, to who they've become, and I'm astounded at the transformation. They become a completely different person, unrecognizable in some cases, and so far removed … Continue reading Come Out of Her
We’re still here. With the pulling of the ocean, we weather along with the sand dunes hoping for a break in time. But it passes us by, relentless by nature, it passes us by, without warning, like a thief in the night. We steal each breath and reserve the knowledge that it could be our … Continue reading Make Your Mark
I cleaned out my mom's garage this weekend and came across two trunks filled with my brother's things. Birthday cards, letters, and tons of pictures made up most of the contents, but I also found his red spiral notebook he used as a journal during his first and second stays in Yellowstone National Park. I've … Continue reading The Yellowstone Experience
My neighbors were firing off a gun last night, rapid succession, one right after another, pop pop pop pop pop, and then a few minutes later, pop pop pop pop pop. This went on for about ten minutes until another neighbor yelled, "Cut that shit out!" One lone pop, and then, silence. This is life … Continue reading Breathe
My stepdad died about two years ago. He'd been sick for a while. I saw posts from his children on Facebook saying that he didn't have much time left, and I actually thought about visiting. I contemplated whether I should see him one last time, get everything out that I needed to get out, give … Continue reading Stepping Stones
I applied for a job today that I actually kind of want, but the idea of interviewing for it absolutely terrifies me. It's been fifteen years since I've been on a job interview, and I wasn't all that good at it back then. In two more months it will be a year since I lost … Continue reading Red Wave
It's on days like this when I wish God would just take me out of here. If it weren't for my mom, I would have no reason to be here. I feel absolutely worthless and my prayers have gone unanswered. Maybe I've been wrong about everything, and if that's true, I would rather seize to … Continue reading Mocking Birds
I just wish they'd go away. Seven long years and I'm still waiting for this to be over. Another due date is due as Halloween lurks right around the corner -- I guess I'll find out soon enough. So, I'm attempting to start journaling again. If what I believe is going to happen actually happens, … Continue reading Coffee Break
"And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live." (Numbers 21:8 KJV) November 15, 2015 About five days before "the flood," a strange mark appeared on my upper … Continue reading Look and Live
Well, I received an email this past week (via You Tube) from River Phoenix. Apparently, he wants me to take down a compilation album featuring Aleka's Attic's music. The copyright strike is actually being issued by the channel, Launch Left, which is run by River's sister, Rain Phoenix. I guess she knows who I am … Continue reading Launch Right
At the start of this thing in the summer of 2015, I attended a concert for the rock band Faith No More. I’d been a fan since my youth and had even met the lead singer, Mike Patton, back when Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church was The Houston Summit. Back in those days, it was the … Continue reading The Fish Lives
In his song Imagine, John Lennon sings, “I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will live as one.” These lyrics, while seemingly innocent in a bid for world peace, describe the future transformation of mankind. The song foretells, in essence, the coming New World Order. The world will be as one. One body. … Continue reading The World as One
The deadline draws closer but I have no intention of changing my mind. I work for the Hearst Corporation, and a couple of weeks ago we received that much-anticipated email. All employees are required to be fully vaccinated as a condition for continued employment. According to Hearst, being fully vaccinated “currently means >14 days after 2 … Continue reading Religious Exemption
What’s going on here? The push for everyone on the face of this planet to get the COVID vaccine is unprecedented and downright weird. Right? I mean, you’d think we were fighting an Ebola outbreak, not something that is about as deadly as, or even equal to a bad case of the flu for a … Continue reading The Jab
A word about Alex Jones and Infowars:
Through countless days and nights of searching scripture and praying for guidance, I was led to believe (either by God or by my own folly) that something significant would occur on this date. I’d become one of those lunatics, but my prophecy didn’t include the end of the world or the return of Jesus Christ. My prophecy would mark the end of my world (my nightmare) with the return of a dead movie star.
I hope we are upon another awakening. A revolution. I hope the government is not as corrupt as I fear. A conspiracy. I hope God, in whatever sense of the word, really exists. A reason. I hope we are upon another realization. A vision.
This is a prayer for you my stranger friend, I love what you had to give. Sadly I relate to a tragic end, for it could have been me as much as anyone; it could have been me but it had to be you.
I seem to find new stuff every time I review this screenshot. On the second tree from the Stand By Me forest, I discovered yet another cartoon caricature. I’ve labeled him the green man. From bottom to top, we have the rat or mouse, the gift-bearing cat, the child with the blue mask, and … Continue reading The Forest: Revisited
December 2015 You say you want a revolution? Fine. I’ll lay it all out and hope to God they don’t come after me. Speaking of God, I know you’re not Him. I know you’re not The Truth, you just supply me with it sometimes, but I would have found it on my own eventually. It. … Continue reading Revolution Zero
It happened all at once. It happened gradually. When the rains came with the winds of unease, they stood tall, freeing themselves from the burden of want or care. When they stormed her shores charging full-speed ahead, they waved stolen feathers from a peace dove. When they sang a mantra of liberty and good will, … Continue reading Just Before Midnight
“Got everythin’ yuh need, Paige. Even set duh clock back half an hour, give yuh more time, but don’t shake your own hand. I’m guessin’ it’s against duh rules.” Justin and Allison gathered around Paige as Vincent removed his jacket and covered up the female clone. Picking up the jammed revolver, he checked the chamber … Continue reading Feed Duh Fire
Gabriel ain’t supposed to die. She couldn’t get the words out of her head. The woman in the red dress petrified her, but for a split second she looked beyond fear and saw something. The dream, the dark club, the green army coat, the forbidden trunk in the attic—she discovered a crease on the face … Continue reading The Award
You keep waiting and it finally comes, in unfamiliar territory, you find the strangest doors. If I ever have a love of my own, I hope he looks and acts and dreams exactly like you. Tainted throwbacks sporting suntanned rings, I hope I have the pleasure of taking first. Coupled misery and faded passion monopolize … Continue reading Widows of Phantom Brides
The world is waiting to die. Cold air seeps through spaces, the furnace unable to penetrate, silenced voices scream through speakers, seeping into my senses. Rising heat settles, the cold subsides, warming my intention. Discarded trends, discounted bins, a world undecided, persuasive, unstable, echoing voices mimic each other, radio waves conform, a standard chorus, the cooling … Continue reading The Furnace
The beach houses have looked better. Christmas trees line the shore and gray skies seem to stick around like an unwanted memory. Boarded up and abandoned, un-sturdy and off balance, these dwellings are in no shape to face another hurricane season on the Gulf Coast. It’s been a couple of years since I last graced … Continue reading Jellyfish Killers
I used to be an environmentalist. Back in those days, the decade that was the ‘90s, we concerned ourselves with deforestation, polluting the oceans and recycling our trash. We warned against poisonous chemicals in our food and water. We detested the oil companies and global warming was still refuted by most scientists. In my college … Continue reading The Green Regime (Tree-Huggers Unite)
Sometimes I think I’m doing this for all the wrong reasons. I can’t honestly say that I love to write, in fact, sometimes I hate it. Finding the right word, the right sentence structure, does this need a comma or a semi-colon, will people understand what I’m trying to say, and who are these people? … Continue reading Go Like Yourself
The Apple and the birdcage 