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Essay Memoir

Musings on Creation

There seems to be a great deal of separation between followers of different paths. There have been many great, truly inspired teachers, perhaps touched by some Divine Power. Yet they have appeared at different times and places in human history, and almost always claim their way is the only way to God. Or their followers […]

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Narrative Nonfiction Short Pieces

Tragic Redemption

The attached piece is 13 pages long, 1.5 space. It’s worth the read for several reasons. It’s a true story, experienced by the author, and everything can be verified with public records. It’s frightening, and enlightening. And definitely Tragic. #tragic #redemption #lifeisabsurd  Also submitted to Oklahoma Writing Project Summer Institute Blog Post #1. First attempt […]

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Memoir Uncategorized

Suffering/Insufferable

I really enjoy writing to the prompt of the day, but today has been no normal day, not even close, so I’m going to write about suffering, its affect on humans, and how some people who act insufferably cause others to endure suffering. For those two of you who haven’t moved on yet, let me […]

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Essay

Punishment

The following is not a lovely poem exhorting the reader to think about how they consciously or unconsciously punish people they interact with. It’s not a personal story about how I’ve been punished or not. It’s about how our society punishes the least among us. In a previous life I worked criminal defense as a […]