Tag: enemies
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Who’s Among Us?

photo property of Dayle Rogers When you have a nine-year-old and six-year-old boys able to rally a group of teenaged girls to play a game that none of them are really familiar with, it’s quite an accomplishment. I can chalk it up to the adorable natures and over all cuteness of these boys, which are…
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Life Isn’t Fair–Ever

photo courtesy of Kevin Schmid on Unsplash People will hurt other people. Our humanity, no matter how much we long to believe we have others’ best interests in mind, is broken. It’s not my custom to comment extensively on world affairs; there is nothing new happening that hasn’t happened before. We just know about it…
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A Voice From The Sewer

It was an early morning walk; the sun wasn’t fully up, and the light was dim. I walked past a sewer opening, focused on the day ahead. I heard a sound from the sewer that scared the daylights out of me. It was loud and sounded somewhat sinister. I jumped and whirled around to see…
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Remember Where You Were?
Anniversaries are often celebrations to remember good times, stories that have mellowed over the years. This Saturday will mark the twentieth anniversary of one of the roughest days in American history–the terrorist attack and resulting destruction and death on 9/11. At significant points in history, people tend to have clear memories of where they were…
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Things Go Bump Night And Day
I’ve been reminded lately of the power of the unknown to cause fear. Not just things hiding in closets or under beds, but all those things that we don’t understand and can’t control. The fearsome things under beds and in closets is where fear began for me. My imagination has never been wanting in visualizing…