Charlie’s PTSD
Written by Susan Brooks Charlie dozed in his leather recliner. The large screen TV flickered in front of him, but Charlie didn’t see the images. He was asleep, with other…
The Fact of the Matter
Written by Beth Meyer All my life I have wondered if I matter. Even before my first viewing of the movie It’s A Wonderful Life, I wondered if I wasn’t…
Home Sweet Home
Written by Tara Clark Mike sat bolt upright in bed, wondering what the sound was. He sat there a few seconds listening, but heard nothing else. “It’s probably just the…
I Am An Isolator
Written by Beth Meyer I am an isolator. Even as I write these words, I don’t believe this about myself, but it is true. A career in the military, exposure…
The Secret
Written by Beth Meyer The birds were singing outside my window. I paused with my fingers posed over the keys and listened to the cheerful tunes. Do birds have bad…
Lost
Written by Tara Clark I woke up, sleepy and confused, sprawled across the front seat of my car. I yawned and stretched, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, wondering…
A Lesson Learned
Written by David Harbin It’s the early seventies and I was around eleven years old with the sound mind of a teen. I always liked to have money in my…
Cave Adventures
Written by Tom Ludwick This story begins in 1973 at Mammoth Cave after completion of a wild cave tour. My name is Thaddeus Montgomery, and I am from Anaheim California.…
How A Penny Changed My Life
Written by David Harbin In the summer of 1987, I was fresh out of high school, going on dates and working a late night janitorial job for the local school…
When I Grow Up
Written by DeAnna Erdmann When I think back to my childhood I can remember being in the fifth grade the first time that I truly heard of a profession and…