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AGE:
58
LOC: Tomball, TX
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: November 10
LOC: Tomball, TX
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: November 10
Unemployed entreprenuer, aren’t we always. Father of 3 girls, 4 grandkids. I was in the mortgage business for 8 years and owned an international freight forwarding business before that. I wrote articles for freight magazines in the 90’s. I was a professional speaker at one time. Currently writing 2 blogs to showcase some of my writing, poetry , stories, musings and love of BBQ cooking. Not sure where the next leg of the journey will take me. Like to write humor and satire, but I’ll write what ever stokes me for the day.
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Art of Nose Picking There is an art to picking. I first became aware of this in the 8th grade at North Heights Jr. High in Texarkana, Arkansas. My 8th grade geography teacher, Coach McKinney, had the art down perfectly. I sat in the middle row directly across from his desk but a couple of seats back. This provided me some level of security when the threat level went from caution to Red Alert, attack imminent. At first, I b...
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Ghost of Bosses Past “Pick that sack up” he yelled. “Do you have any idea how much that sack cost?” as he pointed a finger in my face. “No, not really( as though I cared )” I replied. “It cost me $.01 and that’s throwing money away.” “If I catch you doing it again, we are going to the back room and having a little talk” he snapped. A little talk to him meant we weren’t going to be chatting over tea and talking sports, I w...
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Play Ball Tryouts! This must be a misprint I thought as I read the ad in the local newspaper. I was 50 years old and in SW Florida they had tryouts to play senior men’s softball. The ad read tryouts for the upcoming league would be held at BMX Park. I had quit playing ball at the age of 39 thinking I was getting too old and ran the risk of serious injury. However, having played since I was 6 years old, the love of playing the game would never leave me. Curious, ...
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When I think of the Grace of God, I must be in the top 10 of His examples. When I reflect on my 58 years and all the things I tried and that I’m still alive, only his Grace could be the answer. I was raised in a family of 7 children so mischief was my middle name. It started early with me and matches. There was something about striking them and watching the glow. By the time I was 6 years old I was considering a career in arson or...
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Happy Ville Welcome to Happy Ville the sign read. Please check your glumness at the door before proceeding, it continued. Sadness, anger, bitterness, crying, depression shall not enter these gates. Happy Ville will provide joy, peace, tranquility, fun and laughter and will be your ever present companions . Upon depositing my baggage upon the outskirts of Happy Ville, I proceeded through the gates. God met me there. Not like I pictured Hi...
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I'm not sure this is a childrens book intended for grown ups- Seems to be based on children and their encounters be it real or not. The title is too long , maybe something like" Skeletons in the Closet" or "Bones that Rattle", etc. It's conceivable that a 8 year old boy would be as inquisitive as Criscott. I have a 6 year old nephew that is that way and demonstrates a lot of advanced intelligence for his age. This makes him inquisitive and Criscott is. Kids are naturally inquisitive about the...
I would change the name to something like, Grotto Island, Mystery of Grotto Island, etc. I would make it look like the rapist was on the verge of parole and Lori couldn't be sure if he would be there one way or the other. I would eliminate vulgarity . I think you can accomplish your impact with a different use of words especially from 13 year olds, although they know how to use it. On the prayer to God, I would leave out bastard and put something else in its place. It seems to be a thought, m...
Excellent story, very well told. All of the characters were well defined and easy to picture. The story moved at a proper pace and kept me going page to page to see the end result although my mind was building that "Tom" would disappear as well which is what happened. Nonetheless, you told the story with great detail and build up. I also like how you have made Anna a realistic person "after" Tom, disappeared off the scene. Not an Anna, that breaks down in hysterics as a result, but a practica...
Okay- You need the change the title to that is more relevant to the story you are attempting to tell. Kitten, doesn't get it. The kitten was a squirrel in the story. Based on the characters and plotting etc, a better title would be The Night of the Living Dead. You asked if the story is funny, interesting or pointlessly weird. At this point I would say #3. I'm not sure where it was going. It bounced from a kitten/squirrel that was spewing stamps , to a trunk of dead children, to a old lady wi...
I like you self- deprecating humor or maybe your comfortableness with your look. I have a daughter, now 29, that has struggled with being thin all her life. I can identify with you on this. She has become accustomed to it as well and has no problems with it. Not sure where you were taking the story though other than a few highlights into your life. Maybe pick out 1 or 2 of the incidents and build on it, poking a bit more fun Good job
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