The Hitch in Readying to Meet…
In a play on a well-known phrase, I'm calling the piece that follows a slice of the afterlife. In this fantastical short fiction, two famous historical figures meet up in the Afterlife to help…
Year: 2016
The Stories That Matter: Teaching History with Catholic Principles
My earliest memories are hinged upon the love of stories. In time, I discovered that the same story-driven essence present in tales that enraptured me as a child was the undergirding of history, and it…
Reaching for the Sky: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Pilots of the Caribbean
As an American with a profound interest in the United Kingdom, among the things which fascinates me is the interplay of society and culture between our two countries. Going further as a black person, I…
In Memorium: My Dad “Spock”
My Dad – of blessed memory – passed away in February 2011 after a long and painful illness, a shadow of his former self. At the time, my children did not cry. Whether it was…
Riding with the Hunt
The leaves above me rustle and whisper, glints of golden sunlight filtering through an opulent canopy of orange and gold. Now and then, a creature scurries by in the undergrowth and fallen leaves.…
You Will Soon Regret
Chopping off trees, Still yet to stop. Garbage and dirt, Still left to mop. Beggars in rags, Looking for things to get. Do something, Or you’ll soon regret. Little orphans, Begging for food. Rich merchants,…
A-Hunting We Will Go: The Historic Heraldry and Spiritual Symbolism of the Hunt
THE HOUNDS TO THE VILLAGE WILL COME What a fine hunting day and balmy as May And the hounds to the village will come Every friend will be there and all trouble and care Will…
Wintertime
A single, solitary snowflake Twirling and fluttering down, To land softly and gently On a willow tree bough. – Gliding over the fields, Footsteps silenced in snow A quiet, calm journey In a shining winter…
The Traveler
Differing states of perception Make for an interesting journey Today the air is cool The sun is not yet warming The back porch Learning to swim ocean waters Sometimes I dive too deep Stay down…
O Dayspring, Come: Frodo's Salvation through Mercy
When Frodo raises the star glass and cries out, “Hail, Eärendil, O Brightest of Stars!” he invokes a history of which, with Sam, he is now a major part. Throughout the history of Arda…