Author Archives: M.

Whose Day is It?

Posted on 10 May 2015 by M.

I wonder if, when a guy has genetic testing done, whether for scientific, legal, or genealogical reasons, does he have only the Y Chromosome test done? That was the case in 2007, when a first cousin in my birth (biological) … Continue reading →

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A Short Visit to 1968

Posted on 8 May 2015 by M.

The first thing I saw was a helicopter. It was a medevac, or had been, 45 years ago in Viet Nam. I knew, because it had a red cross on a square, white background, which was used to mark medical … Continue reading →

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“Wait until the war is over, And we’re both a little older …”

Posted on 27 April 2015 by M.

Forty years ago I was living in Houston and my then-wife was expecting the first of our three children. On that day, 27 April 1975, I had been back from Việt Nam fifty-four months – four and a half years. It … Continue reading →

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You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

Posted on 22 April 2015 by M.

It was 1957. I was ten years old, and had been hustled off to a Baptist military school in San Marcos, Texas. In retrospect, I was fortunate: fortunate not to be sixteen years old, African-American, and trying to enter Central … Continue reading →

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Fallen Angels of Death – Part Two

Posted on 21 April 2015 by M.

May, 1970 The Company commander had dropped his map out of a helicopter while he was on a recon flight. My Platoon was sent to look for it. There were twenty-three of us and we were well spread out, as … Continue reading →

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Fallen Angels of Death – Part One

Posted on 19 April 2015 by M.

January, 1970 An explosion jerked me back to the real world. I’d been sitting in the sun, smoking and daydreaming, when it happened. I grabbed my rifle, jumped up, and ran in the direction of the shouting and the drifting … Continue reading →

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BPD in the GOP

Posted on 15 April 2015 by M.

Given that we are seeing the first declarations of candidacy from politicians who would like to secure the Republican nomination for president in 2016, I think it’s an appropriate time to examine the scourge of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in … Continue reading →

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Of Easter Eggs and Wedding Cakes

Posted on 4 April 2015 by M.

The Governor of Indiana saw the light. Sort of. What he really saw was a tsunami of outrage that threatened to swamp his Ship of State. Even Republican business people were angry with him for signing into law a bill … Continue reading →

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Accepting Survival

Posted on 29 March 2015 by M.

I was speaking with someone today – we’ll call her Laura – about writing as a cathartic and healing experience. Laura was afflicted with ovarian cancer. I volunteered for a war. She didn’t ask for her affliction, but I did … Continue reading →

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Questions for Dead Mothers

Posted on 21 March 2015 by M.

I’ve had two mothers in my life. Ruth, the one who gave me life, was 28 when I was born. Dorothy, the one who raised me, was 32 when I was adopted. They knew of each other, in a general … Continue reading →

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