I cannot take credit for this quote, nor do I know who the original author of this is, but I have been moved by the sentiment. “Why do you need a label?” Because there is comfort in knowing you are a normal zebra and not a strange horse. Because you can’t find community with other…

What is Fracking? Hydraulic Fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, is a method of extracting natural gas and crude oil from sedimentary rock stratum deep within the earth. The accumulation of these products is trapped by the nature of sedimentary rock, creating underground reservoirs of these fossil fuels. By injecting large quantities of water, sand,…

Into this world I was thrust into war, Vietnam was just the start of my life. Cambodia and Laos, oh, such splendor, How I’ve learned so much of hatred and strife. Afghanistan and the Iraqi heat, Grenada, Libya, and Panama too, Death comes for all except for the elite, Their son’s privileges don’t apply to…

I always hated going downtown. For reasons I can’t understand, people just seemed to get meaner the closer to our town’s center they are. Ironically, this is also where the seat of our local government resides. I always wondered if those two truths are related. Still, I always try to rise above my environment, mostly…

On a typical spring morning in 1977, something happened in my life that would take me years to understand. I was coming of age, and while I felt excited about entering the next stage of my young life, I also felt very confused. The prospect of becoming an adult answered something primal inside of me.…

We argue about taxes and how much we get paid, About riots in the streets, and how the gas game is played, So much to complain about, and now Roe vs. Wade, How, as a people, from what is right we have swayed. It seems religion is on yet another crusade, We, the people have…

Have you ever stopped to consider how different your life would be if you were not the person you are today? Can you imagine how different life would seem if you viewed the world from another person’s perspective? Under ordinary circumstances, one could only imagine the answer to this question. For me, however, life has…

The smell of my perfume, so soft and sweet, My quarry won’t notice all that I’ve done. Flesh peeking through clothes and heels on my feet, A shrewd lioness, a hunt to be won. The other girls, they make it look easy. The guys buy them drinks, they put on a front. Most of their…

When you look in the mirror, who do you see? For most people, the answer is ourselves. However, for many, there is a different answer. Occasionally, a person sees someone in the mirror who isn’t who they are at all. How can this be the case? Sometimes, things in nature aren’t quite so cut and…

Nothing is real and everything is a dream But dreams must come alive to have meaning, lest our mind drift to and fro, tossed about like a leaf on a cold, cold autumn day. She screamed deep in the night like a banshee, sending her awful message. I knew death was coming, and yet I…