Tag Archives: Mother Nature

Fantasy Forged in Hell

The Bangkok was just as muddy a river as the mighty olé Mis­sis­sip’, back home. Except for an occa­sional glance from those thatched huts and stilted shanties which peeped through the dense foliage that skirted her loins, her banks revealed … Con­tinue read­ing

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Destruction of an Old Image

Wait­ing for me on the other side, in the entry­way to my imag­i­na­tion, were my soul, who was the first to greet me with a big hug and a kiss upon the cheek, my men­tor, and of course Shad, both … Con­tinue read­ing

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Need for Others, Both Real and Imaginary

I used to get upset with my soul when she’d take off for parts unknown with­out me, for I’d invari­ably be dri­ven by my own sex­ual desires to seek her out within the very hole into which she had dis­ap­peared, … Con­tinue read­ing

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Letter of the Law

Just then, the XO began to read the charges against me. “Drury, you’re being charged here, today, with hav­ing vio­lated Arti­cle 86 of the UCMJ, in hav­ing failed to go at the time pre­scribed to your appointed place of duty … Con­tinue read­ing

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How It Feels to Forget about One’s self

In many ways, I was just like the other guys on the ship, for I was still too much into the habit of putting down my feelings—a pat­tern of behav­ior I’d acquired from my step­dad who, in turn, had acquired … Con­tinue read­ing

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Earth Day 2009

As I sat down in the back of the launch, I stum­bled upon an image of Mother Nature that sent shiv­ers down my spine. For I had found her badly beaten body lying on the cold stone floor of a … Con­tinue read­ing

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The Pain of Separation

Oddly enough, I needed my pain as much as this crutch needed me, as I had the dis­tinct feel­ing Nature was dri­ving me to lose my self in some yet unknown task. If only I could let go of my … Con­tinue read­ing

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