Tag Archives: Religion

Morally Straight?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by gar

I have a jingle going through my head that may or may not be from an old Boy Scouts ad. It went something like, “Join the Boy Scouts of America Today, and together we can form a better USA!” A … Continue reading →

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Revised Chapter 7 – Sin Against the Race (Part II)

Posted on April 6, 2013 by gar

*     *     * Bill suggested that they meet on one of the benches next to the creek leading up to the north side of campus.  Besides its natural tranquility, it was tucked away enough for them not to worry about … Continue reading →

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Revised Chapter 7 – Sin Against the Race (Part I)

Posted on March 30, 2013 by gar

Thursday morning, Second Week, Berry Residence, Beacon Hill Alfonso had a nightlong fight with the bedding.  The sheets won.  He didn’t have a prayer.  They tangled and twisted around him in serpentine fashion until they threatened to rip his limbs … Continue reading →

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Avowed – Part I

Posted on March 12, 2013 by gar

Bernard kept a cutout newspaper article folded and stuffed in his wallet.  The article’s story went like this: A middle-aged man with mottled skin and ratty clothes pushed his way through the throngs entering and exiting St. Peter’s Square until … Continue reading →

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Clyde

Posted on February 28, 2012 by gar

When I was about 13 I had to endure a week at Reverend Schlep’s Summer Camp for Men and Boys.  It’s a right of passage in my family.  My grandfather took my father.  My father took my older brothers Mark … Continue reading →

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A Graveyard Full of Ghosts – Part VI

Posted on November 18, 2011 by gar

They laid upon the soil against a stump in the dark of the sacrificial woods behind Bill’s family’s old house.  Stars shone between the tall trees. “When was the first time?” Suzy said.  “Come on.  Out with it.” Bill took … Continue reading →

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A Graveyard Full of Ghosts – Part V

Posted on October 21, 2011 by gar

[Editor's note:  You can find Parts I - IV by clicking the "A Graveyard Full of Ghosts" link on the right under "Categories."] “Are you Bill?” He turned on his barstool and looked up at a tall, broad-shouldered man dressed … Continue reading →

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A Graveyard Full of Ghosts – Part III

Posted on September 16, 2011 by gar

I’m so tired of being alone I’m so tired of on-my-own Won’t you help me girl, just as soon as you can. . . Al Green joined them on the front porch as they slurped peach cobbler a la mode … Continue reading →

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A Graveyard Full of Ghosts – Part II

Posted on September 3, 2011 by gar

Suzy’s tightly kinked Afro wiggled in the warm eddies swirling inside of her convertible as they flew down the interstate.  She smiled. “Did I tell you how excited I am that you came?” “No, not at all,” Bill said.  He … Continue reading →

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Homo Sum

Posted on December 24, 2010 by gar

I am not a Christian, but I will gladly say Merry Christmas. I am not a Muslim, but I will gladly say Ramadan Mubarak. I am not a Hindu or a Jain or a Sikh, but I will gladly say … Continue reading →

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