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Late Son Part 9

The Boat at Night The river was dark enough that night felt earned. When the boat came, it did not announce itself. No lights. No greeting. It moved against the current, slowly and badly, as though whoever was guiding it had chosen direction over sense. Steven heard it before he saw it—the wrong... read more

American Red Cross

I can’t believe it’s been 5 years. February 2023 of this year marks 5 years I’ve been volunteering for the American Red Cross. My 5 year anniversary with the organization. Right now I’m in disaster services for them, but before I was a disaster preparedness and safety educator for children and... read more

Another great surprise

My father surprised me with a old find. Original box and nearly mint condition and fully functional. A early 90s model (suspect it's a 92/93) RadioShack model UHF handheld transciver. Model htx-404. Absolutely gorgeous design down to the battery. This was back when radio shack radios were made in... read more

A mustard seed in my hands

You won't catch me I withstand I Glow from within I Flow from within Sea Eye Shine on A whim Predestined Love like Eloquence Presents of an Elephant Reflectiveness Preparedness Feather fair weather wint Breeze in the Heir again Breath in the air- again Like Morpheus from the Matrix. (edited)

The secret of intelligent people is that they secure themselves first before inviting the world.

You should never play with an intelligent person because you'll always lose. You see, intelligent people don't need you. They simply choose you, which means they can as easily swap you or drop you. Why is this so? Because they don't date for survival. They don't depend on you for validation.... (edited) read more

It doesn't sounds good

Chinese scientists just discovered a new bat coronavirus that can enter human cells using the SAME pathway as COVID-19! 🦠 Led by virologist Shi Zhengli (yes, from the Wuhan lab), researchers found this virus called HKU5-CoV-2 in Pipistrellus bats across several Chinese provinces. What makes... (edited) read more