Keith E. Maynard

Life.

Possession, the state of having, owning, or controlling something; an item or property; something belonging to one. Source Oxford Languages. Irreplaceable, impossible to replace if lost or damaged. Source Oxford Languages. Every morning, I settle at my desk, preparing for today’s tasks, reading emails, writing and publishing, researching, paying bills, or checking out social media. I open the center drawer and a small metal disk will catch my attention. One inch by one inch (

I’ve given up giving advice. I’ll give an opinion with the following disclaimer: at best the results are 50-50; you will agree or disagree, it will be right or it will be wrong, you will follow it or you will ignore it. Let me share my grandparents (Thomas) and parents’ advice until they didn’t. Proverbs 22:6 “Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.” Any questions? I have some. Proverbs 13:24 “Those who spares the rod hate their children, but thos

Closing my eyes, breathing slowly, I can see snapshot pictures I reach for and wonder: Was that it? My life? In elementary school, break-time meant a container of milk and half a graham cracker. I would carefully nibble the edges, shaping it into a gun. Other times I arrived late to class after lunch, having stayed on the playground simply to enjoy the solitude. In junior high, lunch was the best part of the day: an open-faced roast beef sandwich, mashed potatoes smothered in

In the beginning, in a city back east, Southport, New York, watching a hobo push his cart past our house, I thought, I could do that . An independent business owner avoiding people. Outstanding job for an introvert. Considering the pros and con aspects decided I would prefer… … a job as a mattress tester. I possessed the skills required, I can to that . No college or high school degree is required. Paid to sleep, then maybe prepare a review. Meanwhile, avoiding people. Pay an