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Jun 4, 2025

The Boy by the Churchyard Wall

He wasn’t me, but he might have been.

“Letham Village Square” by Dominic Dawn Harry and Jacob Paterson, via Geograph.org.uk. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Apr 24, 2025

The Man in the Mirror

Losing my dream, my way, and 100 lbs — in that order.

Author’s university graduation photo.

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May 28

Meet Mister Chipps

My Sawdust-Stuffed Wing-Man and Pal.

Meet Mister Chipps

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Apr 14

Do I Have Spinach in My Teeth?

Have you ever made a decision that completely changed the direction of your life? I did.

The eight members of the US Army’s Edzell detachment, standing below the Dalhousie Arch on the outskirts of Edzell village, Angus, Scotland — not far from RAF Edzell. I am the last one one the right.

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Mar 21

The Interesting Thing About Doug

At the time, I thought I understood fatherhood. Doug would prove that I didn’t.

Photo property of the author. A man squats in a pumpkin patch with his toddler daughter, and infant son sitting on his knees.

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Oct 28, 2025

Carla’s Camper

Trust is a fragile thing and is easily shattered.

A family camping scene from the early 1960's, showing a group gathered around an old pickup truck hitched to a large white camper trailer. Several children climb on the truck’s hood while a girl stands on top with her arms outstretched. Two men stand nearby, watching the children. The setting is a rocky clearing surrounded by sparse trees and open grassy hills in rural Alaska.

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May 7, 2025

The Silent, Shattered Heart

First Line Fiction Prompt #40

A man sits on a bench with a letter in the moonlight.

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Apr 16, 2025

Grandpa Tor’s Hayloft

There are some things that young boys simply cannot resist.

A well-aged and weathered, utilitarian barn sits back amongst the trees. A light frosting of snow covers the ground around it.

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Mar 27, 2025

The Three Faces of Jarvis

I paid for a tool. I got Loki instead.

A futuristic computer resembling the HAL 9000 from 2001, a Space Odyssey, with the caption: “I’m sorry, Dave, I can’t do that.”

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Mar 25, 2025

Sergeant Brick

Sometimes, our toughest lessons come from those we’d never suspect care about us the most

A cartoon-style drawing of a military sergeant standing behind a lectern, shaking his finger as if giving a stern warning. His head is a red builder’s brick.

Dale Kaye

Dale Kaye

I'm a disabled US Vet living in Scotland, and have been here since 1986. I've done a lot, but since 2004, I've been in ministry with the Church of Scotland.

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