A brother fighting two wars. Combat and the bottle.

With the sky clear, a million stars shining bright and a full moon’s light shining. I made my way through the Fairview cemetery in...

Our birthdays are supposed to be happy, celebrations of the day we were born. I hated mine. For my wife and children, I would pretend to...

Walking into the 7-11, I headed for the beer cooler. Glancing towards the cash register, I could see the clerk waiting on two customers....

Another bitterly cold winter night in Michigan. I looked over at my partner, Officer Chris Baldino. "Less than two hours to go and I am...

Every Christmas, our Fraternal Order of Police post would hold a Christmas party on the Saturday the week before Christmas. It was for...

FIRST PLACE What Makes a Dad finished first in the contest "Ode" FIRST PLACE A Dying Wife's Last Wish finished first in the ...

As I opened the door to head to the parking lot. I had to catch my breath. I thought it was muggy last night. Tonight was worse. My...

I still remember the day my older brother got to watch me. Our parents were going to our cousins' wedding. We assumed Betty Ann, our...

Sitting at my desk reviewing legal briefs for tomorrow's trial. I was startled by my judicial assistant. She raced in, waving a small...

It happened late in the third period during a game between our hometown hockey team, the Humboldt Mavericks and the Moose Jaw Lancers. ...

Sitting at my desk reviewing legal briefs for tomorrow's trial. I was startled by my judicial assistant. She knocked on my door and came...

Jack Flynn’s wartime story started like any other Sunday for a seventeen-year-old in December of 1941. However, this Sunday was December...

The crew of the B-17 Bomber Cookie

Terry Anderson was a sixteen-year-old hockey player and our son's best friend and teammate. During a hockey game in 2016, he tripped and...

Since I was very young, I was taught each of us had a guardian angel. They were there to protect and guide us. During my life, I know...

I looked out from our kitchen window, I saw the rain had stopped, and the clouds had begun to make way for the sun. The tea kettle began...

I stood atop the destroyed U.S. Capitol building. Lying in the rubble under my foot was a calendar opened to July, with the 4th circled....

Retirement and Covid have allowed me time to pursue my dream of writing. I have written many short stories and have articles published in...