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I climbed and crawled, Walked and hiked and biked. I scratched my way Up to the edge The very edge The edge of the earth. Dare I go...

*photos by Erin Secretarski So there Then and there I left my bike, And took a hike. I looked back and my bike, ‘Meandering along upright...

I lay in my bed Flat on my back Sick with the flu That people Used to call Deadly Until that theory Fell flat. To pass delirious hours...

“Oh great Buddha, Tell me the secret to existence!” You might find it interesting that I have added (and continue to add from time to...

Come the Children to Me! Let me state up front that contrary to current diagnosis, I do not believe ADHD is a disorder. It is simply a...

This entire lesson is best taught by listening to Toby Keith’s song, inspired by Clint Eastwood. Here’s the story: Clint and Toby were...

As the world turns Which Way does it turn clockwise, or counter clockwise Would that be wise If otherwise? Would that be backward Or...

I am working on my next book addressing the inevitable vanishing sovereignty of American Indians in conjunction with Native Nations...

Like a busy bee Bee ducks and fakes Pops back and swish Another basket Another layup Another three-pointer Dribble dribble Bobbing and...

In full color paperback and Ebook. I’m making the Ebook Freeee for a short period but you have to leave a STAR Rating and a short...

One more day One more day What is it worth? What would you pay For one more day? A penny? A hay-Penney or two? You can’t buy That Day...

*photo courtesy of Bellarmine University 64’ An Open Letter to High School Seniors! Here’s How to Succeed in College It’s really very...

*Eagle on my Shoulder photo by me Let’s play a game of opposites Where we change The meaning and usage Arbitrarily Of words, People like...

*photo by Abby Ruppert Take me to the place Where the gaithers garner To breathe To the place I can be me With no one to bother Where...

A lot of things Can break a heart Breaks range from A to Z Why, My heart would break Wer’t not for thee. Who? You? Who knew? Did you...

Once south of the equator Strolling by the sea I came upon a driftwood Which by chance thought I had found, As it were It had drifted...

In Memory of Bob Niehaus died Friday, July 1, 1940 - January 7, 2022 🙏🏻 My “Cousin Niehaus,” A legend passed away, Today, Gone before us, To teach you and I , One more lesson in life, The lesson, How to die. Death, be not proud, For you have stole, A soulmate, from the crowd: A kind man, a husband, Children, a family, Blessed with grandchildren, Of him we all are proud. Though gone, Yet to be, Long remembered, His spirit rests with God, Y

A well balanced, healthy life includes exercise, nutrition, relaxation, positive thinking and spiritual balance. It’s what Drs....

We sailed our ore boat East toward storm She twist’d and she creaked From dusk toward morn The big lake angry ‘Twas rough indeed Rough as...

The internationally acclaimed author/writer/poet, John Michael Flynn just posted an extensive review of my work. I suggest you get the...