All About Time And in the end, all that matters is time. Money, fame, beauty, empires, mansions, squalor, hunger, power, memories all pass away with the ticking of a clock. Great cities razed, great beauty turned to dust, generations upon generations buried under the compacted dirt. And yet we live as though time were only a measurement for… Read More »
A Free Breakfast at Epiphanies I lost my job. I lost my family. I lost my home. I lost everything. Last year was not a good year. In fact, the last couple of years haven’t been so hot. I’m doing the best I can. Living on the streets of Memphis isn’t easy at any time—but it’s really tough… Read More »
The Gloomermeister Doctrine Introduction I am sick and tired of social media experts telling me just about everything I eat is going to kill me. Something’s going to kill me, whether it’s an ice-cold Coke or a hot dog with the works or some doctor messing up my treatment. So, I’m calling on a dear friend, Dr. François… Read More »
All Around The World To borrow a line from one of my favorite songwriters… “When I was younger, so much younger than today…” I was morbidly afraid of dying young. My mom passed away when I was ten. Having been with her when she died brought unpleasant and painful memories that are still a part of me. Watching… Read More »
Dreams On a Sleepless Night The first thing I notice is the smoke—the smell of it. An acrid, cloying stink overwhelms my senses and crawls over me like a billion ethereal tendrils. Fear grows inside: a grotesque, unyielding terror. It saturates me until my eyelids feel frozen shut. I am sick to my stomach. I hurt so badly… Read More »
The Old Clock The old clock chimed eight times. He hated that old clock and its incessant chiming. Every chime took another slice of his life. Time he would never get back. They had stuck him in the back bedroom, where it was quiet. He hated the quiet and longed for the sounds of life. All he could… Read More »