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Grape Cry…unedited…
I cut grapes for the daycare today. The rounded red-wine fruit seemed squishy in my monstrous fingers. “Cut them longways,” Chassidy says from behind me, hard at work on slicing strawberries into quarters. “We had someone cut them wrong once.” I didn’t even know you could cut grapes wrong. A small cry sounded when I… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt Answer:
Who are your favorite people to be around? I happen to enjoy being around people who are smart, intelligent, and witty. As such, I like people who don’t take themselves to seriously. Also, I like people who can return my sarcasm with some of their own. I can’t be friends with humorless folks. I’m usually… Continue reading
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Clown World: Book Two continues…unedited rough draft…
The conference room, it was an empty tan tent that served as a conference room, held only a large table. A table that Rae and her boogaloo bandits had acquired from a local furniture store, along with a dozen chairs. Francis stood at the head of the table, stogie in her mouth, and a hard… Continue reading
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Another piece of Clown World: Book Two…unedited…
Prior to the end of the world, many people thought that forward progression required concessions made for the slightest wrong or the most major offenses.Concessions were made, and then things went full tilt into outrageousness. It wasn’t long before those with no gripes felt they were entitled to a whole slew of freebies. Work went… Continue reading
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A snippet of Clown World: Book Two…unedited…
Francis and Jonah waited for us in front of the command tent. Francis crossed her arms and frowned. Her stogie jutted upwards. The ash broke off and fell to the earth. Jonah let out a sigh of relief when Rae stepped out. He shook his head and walked toward her. Rae hugged Jonah and let… Continue reading
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An update of sorts…unedited…
I’m hard at work on Clown World: Book Two. For some reason, I enjoy working in post-apocalyptic America. Jake Mika Tate and Emily, along with their friends at Camp Alpha, are in for hard times. The Lurkers are adapting and evolving, and just when it looks like things couldn’t possibly get no worse, a political… Continue reading
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A piece of the rewrite of A Walk in Darkness…unedited…
The headaches worsened. My eyes ached and fingers of pain spread across my whole head. On top of all the pain, my stress at work kept building. I yelled, cussed, and screamed myself hoarse, all to maintain order at the refueling point. Few people tolerated me, the rest refused to hide their disdain for my… Continue reading
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A Walk in Darkness…the rewrite continues…unedited…
In the beginning… What a way to start any story. You can feel the goosebumps, right? Something’s going to happen, a change or choice will be made, and you caught it at the very start. Every time I’ve ever cracked open my Bible, those words soaked in. There was nothing, but then…bam…there was light. In… Continue reading
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A Walk in Darkness…the rewrite continues…unedited/incomplete….
Do you like camping? I did prior to my time in the military. Upon arrival in Kuwait, we stood on the tarmac and waited to board the buses that would carry us to our destination. “Load up,” a senior NCO barked, and we moved forward and began to load the bus from the rear. I ended… Continue reading
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Clown World: Book Two continues…unedited…
Camp Charlie: 23:04 Issac Smith and Jayson Rodriguez stand watching for signs of enemy movement from Tower 6. From their position, they keep a lonely vigil on the southernmost point of the camp. Through the thermal optic, Smith can see that two hundred yards of open terrain that runs into a sheer rock face of… Continue reading
About Me
I’m a retired soldier. Writer and full – time coffee addict. I was born and raised in Mississippi, and I joined the Army at 28 for a life of adventure and travel. Interests include: Reading, walking my two pups, Casanova and Chunk, spending time with my wife Chassidy, and trying to pen the next great American novel. I am on Instagram under Freeman’s Front Porch Musings. I sometimes do Twitter under LarryF7371.
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