Written by Tom Davis – My last tour in the Army with Special Forces was as the Inspector General for the United States Special Operations Command (USASOC) at Ft. Bragg,…
Borneo, Part One
Written by Eddie LeShure – This is the first part of a three part series and was written in April 2003. Exchange rate: $1 = about 9,000 Rupiahs. Borneo! Since childhood,…
Life in Attica … It Was a Riot! Part One
Written by Eddie LeShure – Part One – Soon after my 22nd birthday I got busted for selling heroin. I was set up by a guy who’d been nailed on…
Do We Need a New Story?
Written by Phil Okrend – Do we need a new story for the world at this time? The world seems to be at a tipping point with terrorism and the…
Life Part 2 – I Was Dying
Written by Jonathan Look – From November 16, 2015 – I came across this poem a few weeks ago and it really resonated with me. The duality expressed by the…
The Storms of Our Lives
Written by Phil Okrend – I’ve been thinking about storms lately. As Hurricane Joquin blew its way around the Southeast and Atlantic, causing flooding of biblical proportions in the state…
At the Intersection of Lord Ganesh and Nookie
Written by Matthew L. Pasulka – My father-in-law is a well-read and widely-traveled man. An Indian citizen by birth, Vikram was actually born in Thailand just after India finally achieved independence…
The Ballad of the Bayo Family
Written by Eddie LeShure – Imagine meeting a family that included not only somebody who was kidnapped during a civil war, but also the person who literally “wrote the book…
Small Measure – It’s the Stuff That Dreams Are Made of
Written by Ashley English – I have a sweet tooth. I have never tried to hide this, nor have I ever felt any guilt or shame surrounding it, although I do…