Category Archives: Essays

The Candle

    The Candle He left the candle burning, just as she had asked him to do. Though it had been seven years since she went away, every evening at nightfall he would light a candle. Every night while he tried to sleep through his pain and his loneliness, the candle flickered silently casting dancing shadows upon the… Read More »

The Cold October Rain

    The Cold October Rain It’s not supposed to be this way. The rain I mean. The sullen, gray skies belong in November, not now, not here, not in October. The October rain is cold and steady. The day is morose and dark. Not a sad day but a melancholy mood could set in if I were… Read More »

The Dying Time

    The Dying Time It is a time of sadness and a time of beauty. It is a time for reflection and a time for thought. It is a time for remembering and a time of forgetting; a time for holding on and time for letting go. It was summer and then it was autumn and summer… Read More »

Just Waiting for the Bus

      Just Waiting for the Bus I’m quite sure you’ve noticed how slow time passes when you’re waiting for something. I guess it really depends on what you’re waiting for. If you’re waiting for something wonderful to happen, time passes slowly; if you’re waiting for something bad to happen, then time flies. It’s all connected, I… Read More »

October Road

    October Road There’s a road just outside of town called October Road. It’s a country road that goes from nowhere to nowhere, but to many people, October Road is home. And during my life, I’ve walked many miles on October Road. I’ve seen the farmhouses, the barns, the farm dogs, and the farm animals. I’ve walked… Read More »

Vote for Me, I’m Nobody

    Vote for Me, I’m Nobody I want to introduce myself. You don’t know me, but you have often wished you did. I don’t belong to a political party. I don’t owe allegiance to any country. I’m not patriotic but I’m not antipatriotic. I don’t belong to any country; I don’t owe Anyone anything. And I’m a… Read More »