On the Beaches
Barret P. Bungate, Director of the Parallel Project, loomed over the edge of the cubicle and stared down at Avery Gibbart, his eyes colder than…
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(P.S. poetry series) Straight Hook
Morning is the time for stress, evening usually good for sex, one subject replaces the other, slow graduation from son to a father, misery makes…
Decades of Fashionable Spirito-Irresponsibility
Many things have been left to decide for the people instead of people themselves. Their egos, their souls, their everlasting desire to advance in life,…
Time Stands Still in Pompeii
I walked the path of gladiators, sailors, and shopkeepers from 79 C.E. Image of the author, Crystal A. Walker in Pompeii, Italy Entering the gates…
Lyon Family Reunion
I wrote this in 2011. The reunion is always the first weekend in August at the Pennsylvania State Park, Parker Dam. We haven’t gone in…
Is It Too Late to Touch the Dome?From 2014:
Saturday, August twenty third, I finished the interview with the delightful Dorothy. She needed to head back to New York and I needed to buy…
What Can Be Done To Resist The Abuse Of Political Power?
This essay was written and entered into the 2022 Hubert Butler Essay Prize. Due to competition T&C, it could not be published until now but…
The End Of History; The Liberal Lie Promoting Conservatism
Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges.– George Carlin “The End of History” is the term coined by political scientist Francis Fukuyama…
First Date- A JT Story
Jerry whistled as he knotted his tie. Combing his wet hair to slick the red curls, he bent his knees a bit to see better…
The Dye In The Night
As he trekked forward to the stone wall, Oisín couldn’t help looking over his shoulder at the Abbey in the distance. If he was quick,…