RECORDING MOMENTS IN TIME

So, I ask why the mask? Concealment? Health concerns? Fear? Shame? Guilt? What about the military gear, the unmarked vehicles, the...

Out front sat the panel van, engine idling, on the side printed ‘U. S. Government Fertilization Patrol.’ Out popped an agent carrying a...

The day ‘due process’ died. She walked, alone, homeward bound when approached by half-a-dozen mask covered, fellow citizens without...

Ever meet that ‘person’ who just cannot let-it-go? Who continually double-downs, is relentless, growing more resolute in a questionable...

She was probationary, a ‘soda jerk’. She was inept. Interviewed and hired by the Grill manager. I was the assistant manager tasked with...

March 7, 2025, the second consecutive ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’ of a SpaceX Starship tumbling into the pre-planned Debris Response...

Mark your calendars… the inevitable approaches. You, your loved ones, kith and kin will have a front-row seat, so lean in, reality...

Cult, a misplaced admiration for a particular person or thing. Can be religious, quasi-religious, or irreligious. Lead by a charismatic...

Beginning May 20, 1875, officials entered everyone receiving a Social Security number into a database. This database includes: Name (full...

How to destroy a democracy, quickly, discreetly. Eliminate the journalist. The dedicated journalist. Journalist that verify via primary...

Game board prepped, money distributed, game pieces selected, equality until you roll the dice. You know the game. Roll the dice, buy...

The PA crackles, “LOCK DOWN, LOCK DOWN, Sparrow, Sparrow, NOT a drill!” From somewhere, the sound of an automatic weapon echoes, screams...

I confess I hate it. We all do, standing there all smug, waiting to disappoint, suggesting efficiency, only to crush your very soul. You...

Yes, he won beating the rival by 1.5% of the popular vote. Congratulations. Between now and Monday, January 20, 2025, much of what I...

It was late as I opened the door to face three armed bandidos who stepped into my space. The threat, “leave or you and your household...

One missed calculation, a mechanical or technological bug, human error, system update, an unprovoked oops, or a first strike. Growing up...

Spring has sprung, snow melting, foliage blooming, and schoolyards filling with youthful energy. I recall leather bags filled with...

Some citizens make light of masks. Interesting. On the one hand, they want to be free to choose, while they belittle those “vulnerable”...

I saw the tarp spread to cover… then I saw an arm sticking out and realized it was a body. Nearby the motorcycle and an auto with...

Having observed kin from afar see we are a diverse lot. Some married, some single, some divorced. Some religious, some atheist, some...