Archive for July 2024
THE RUN
When I enlisted in the Army in 1991 at the tender age of 18 the world was a very different place. In 1991 I had a few other friends who also enlisted but for the most part it was a rarity. Most of my friends at the time didn’t understand why I would want to…
Read MoreSOUNDTRACK
I have been writing books for a few years now. Short stories too. I have even been known to write some bad poetry on occasion. Don’t worry about the last one, you’ll never see it. I wouldn’t inflict that type of misery on anyone I didn’t actually love. No matter what I am writing or…
Read MoreI have a substack!
I have a substack! Going forward I will post my blogs and musing here and there. Check it out. https://open.substack.com/pub/pcolt/p/substack?r=43bho8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Read MoreA DAY LATE
Yesterday was the Fourth of July. I spent the day in a very non celebratory fashion, doing yardwork and editing. Last week we had a tornado touch down in my neighborhood. My friends who live in Tornado Alley would scoff. “An EF-1, bah, that’s nothing.” They might say. Trees and limbs came down, power went…
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