Moving womanhood forward nearly 10-days, the winner of Miss Silver State USA is a person of transgender. Kataluna Enriquez will now compete for Miss Nevada USA, the state pageant that leads to Miss USA and Miss Universe. Several Dr. Suess books will remain out of print, banned for their racial bias. “Please tell me about…

“Calvin Lamar Fritz, born November 12, 1959, in Crescent City, CA., passed away February 4, 2021, in Crescent City, CA.” That’s all the obituary reads. Calvin, his brother Keven, my brother Adam, others, and I played “combat” day-after-day in the woods. And sometimes we fought like cats and dogs, and for real. We met because…

It has been some time since I’ve turned on the television. Admittedly bored, I was curious to see what might be on and of possible interest to watch. There is nothing. Going through the channels, I discovered that we have two new national news stations: i24 and Newsy. After listening to them, I concluded both…

never let others sense of morals keep you from doing what is right

Younger people might not understand this, but the elder among us, especially anyone living in the US or those who listened to Armed Forces Radio Network, will. Many times I would remain seated in my truck long after pulling into the driveway, waiting, listening for those nine special words. There was a sense of wonder,…

while I have been brushed aside no longer needed or even wanted after all, what can an employer do do with a man over the age of 60 with a broken back, overweight, all anyone sees is as described they fail to see the experience work ethic, leadership, ability to adapt, to overcome, to learn…

My Cousin Elmo says, “I don’t want any more help from the government. I can’t afford it.”

My Cousin Elmos says, “Saint Patrick is Italian.”

Clara stepped through the doorway, surprised by the crowd that had gathered. She walked silently through them, forcing herself to look each person in the eye. Then she came to the bottom of the steps, where she suddenly felt faint. It was as if she had come back to her body from some spectral realm.…

What happened? I don’t know. What I do know is that I am going to bed with a broken heart. My friend Connie has died, but I don’t know why. I don’t know why. Grief — and I cannot overcome the sadness that I’m going to bed with this night. Perhaps I shall not wake…