a poem of love and life
When My Time Comes
a peak at life, its possibilities, problems, and pursuits
to the friends I made after The Fall
with regret
Fireflies, Fistfights, and Arm Farts
growing up in smalltown Texas in the late 1960s and early ’70s
Some Through the Fire
From those ashes rose the resilient city that would produce Ellery Theodore “Ted” Hicks. Born March 18, 1917, almost a year to the day after the devastating fire, Ted was himself destined to be a man on fire.
An Old Love Letter (found among my souvenirs) – a poem
I found you Among my souvenirs Written in lead Ruined by tears A simple letter All loops and smears Made me feel better After all these years You still hold In sweeping letters And secret code The words and wonder Of youthful love Before the plunder Of the Pirate Time Tore asunder Reason and Rhyme…
The Sun Also Rises
how perspective changes with experience and growth
CLint Longley, the Mad Bomber
a Thanksgiving Day miracle I almost missed
A Scarlet Letter Written by Bloody Hands
A Scarlet Letter Written by Bloody Hands by Gene Strother To Err is Human, to Forgive Divine Read on Substack
AI and the Feckless Wonders
another breakfast with Billy Wayne and Joe Eddy
Some through the Fire
One of ten essays in my book, 1000 words by L.A. Holly
Come Before the Fall: Another Breakfast with Billy Wayne and Joe Eddy
Billy Wayne: “We met in grade school. She used to chase me around the playground trying to get a kiss. She said she wanted to be the first to kiss a future giant.”
Joe Eddy: “What are you? Six foot eight?”
When I Grow Up: How to become what you want to be
The point is this: we’ve got it all backward, this entire concept of becoming who you want to be. The men and women who made the most lasting impression on the world did not do so by being what they wanted to be but by doing what they wanted to do and doing it better than most.
An Old Love Letter
Found among my souvenirs. (A poem)
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A Scarlet Letter Written by Bloody Hands
To Err is Human, to Forgive Divine
Come Before the Fall
Another Breakfast with Billy Wayne and Joe Eddy
When I Grow Up!
How to Become What You Want To Be
The Value of the Hater
On Being Somebody Somebody Loves to Hate
The Art of Genius and the Genius of Art
A word or two about using a word instead of two