R.I.P. Kim Miller
posted about 1 month ago, updated 2 minutes later | 4 comments
I met Kim in one of the writing groups here at EONS, and I never will forget her. She was special.
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... My fountain of youth
posted about 1 month ago, updated 4 minutes later | 3 comments
Every time I look at my profile on Facebook or EONS, I marvel at the number that sits next to my name. You know the number I’m talking about, the one that reflects my age. Hell, I’m 62 years old. Where did all those years go?
It seems like just y...
It seems like just y...
Vexing over verdict
posted 6 months ago | 6 comments
Like many Floridians, I was distressed by the verdict in the Casey Anthony murder trial. I wanted somebody to be found accountable for the death of that young child. A lack of evidence, however, made a guilty verdict impossible.
I understand the ...
I understand the ...
More than sagging pants
posted 11 months ago, updated 4 minutes later | 5 comments
Maybe it’s the curmudgeon in me coming to the surface in my retirement years but I think Florida Senator Gary Siplin (D-Orlando) deserves a good kick in the pants.
Siplin introduced legislation that would prohibit students from wearing clothing t...
Siplin introduced legislation that would prohibit students from wearing clothing t...
Dream lover
posted about 1 year ago, updated 2 minutes later | 3 comments
I dream of getting away from civilization, perhaps to a secluded island in the Pacific where the zany happenings of the world can leave me not only separate but immune. It would be my little utopia, a world I would share with only my dream lover.
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My muse and me
posted about 1 year ago, updated 1 day later | 1 comment
Now that it is cooler in this coastal paradise I reside and love, my trips to the beach are not as frequent as they were when the days were long and the temperatures warm. Now it is cold, but the sun and the sand and the surf still call me. I long...
I’ve found my passion; it’s life
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
I was perusing the bargain tables at the bookstore the other day, when I came across a volume entitled “Vow of Passion.” I didn’t buy it, but the title has haunted me for days.
Of course, I went to Amazon to see if I could find it and found just o...
Of course, I went to Amazon to see if I could find it and found just o...
The Yellow Light
posted about 1 year ago | 5 comments
The minute I stepped into the alley, it seemed colder than I had ever remembered. I had walked it hundreds of times in all kinds of weather; it provided a short-cut to the parking lot where my pick-up truck awaited my rescue from the snow that was...
Back home
posted over 2 years ago | 3 comments
I’ve been called Glenhatchet my whole damn life, ever since I can remember. Even as a young boy, I rarely was called by the name my mama gave me. Glen is easy enough, too. Except everybody wanted to make it hard. They just run it all together as i...
Surf Sensations
posted over 2 years ago, updated 4 minutes later | 3 comments
NOTE: This is a romantic fantasy, intended for the eyes of adults only.
Twice a week, at least, I am determined to go to the beach. I mean, it’s eight miles away; why not go whenever possible?
I’ll go there and walk the shorelines, always hoping...
Twice a week, at least, I am determined to go to the beach. I mean, it’s eight miles away; why not go whenever possible?
I’ll go there and walk the shorelines, always hoping...
