Think you know the face of suicide?
Look behind the eyes of the one striving for perfection. Perfection is a mirage that can never be satiated. This person may look for an end to disappointment.
Continue readingThat time I went to Mongolia
I had no intention of traveling or doing any big trips this year. This was going to be a low-key year where I took care of some issues. My plan was to stay close, do little traveling, take care of some things, and, if possible, pay off my car or at least get the loan down. No, I would not be traveling outside the country. It was a good plan. But mid-August I found myself at the airport getting ready to fly halfway around the world. So much for that good plan.
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Around the world in 12 days
I didn’t have any plans to travel this year. Last year I went to the UK but that trip was originally planned for 2020. Specifically the end of March 2020. As you recall, no organized trips took place outside the country at the end of March 2020. It was postponed twice and I finally was able to go on it last year. So, it was a no-brainer that I would not travel outside the US this year. But plans change and not only did I leave the country, I traveled all the way around the world without even knowing I was going to do it.
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Holes
Story behind the Post – The Hitman’s Retirement
It all started when I found a phone in the gutter. I wondered what the story could be. So, I put something together. As always happens to me, my eyes were bigger than my stomach or in this case, my writing aptitude. I thought I could easily make this a 10-chapter story. Turns out though, I just needed some better editing. But it was too late. I already committed to writing a 10-chapter story not just a normal 5-chapter story. So, I set about stretching it for two months. The story started in July and finished in September with a break in August.
I Will Not
The Hitman’s Retirement – Chapter V
V. The New Plan
Tony was watching every single movement. It was now day eight, one day past the deadline, and he knew enough to know he should expect something. At least, that was all part of the plan. He was about to give a press conference. Even though he couldn’t see her, he knew Cheyenne was at her post keeping vigilant watch. Any movement caught his eye. Hopefully, this new plan would keep all of Cheyenne’s family members alive.
Continue readingA Pep Talk for Summer
All too soon, summer up and leaves.
The consolation is beauty
autumn knows it is pretty.
Continue readingThe Hitman’s Retirement – Chapter IV
IV. The Kvasnak Family
Cheyenne took a deep breath and then started her story.
“My great-grandparents immigrated to Wyoming from Czechoslovakia during the coal mine population boom in 1920. At that time, the town was a bit of a melting pot with different ethnicities coming in to work the mines. No one thought any other name was that strange. But my grandpa had other ideas. As a businessman, he shortened the name to Kaye to make it easier to pronounce. ‘If they can’t say the name, they won’t remember the name. If they don’t remember the name, they won’t buy the product’ he would say. So, our family became the Kayes.
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