Not My First Post.
I wonder how many people name their first post to their blog, "My First Post" or some variation. Mine is actually the truth. This is not the first time I have written to a blog. I have deleted all my...
View ArticleA Grand Day with Dad
by M. Patrick Mitchell I started running toward him as soon as the ball left my hand. I knew it was going to be bad. Sure enough, as I was about 5 feet from my son the ball flew straight through his...
View ArticleThe Story Continues and Continues and Continues
I am truly a "new writer". I have literally completed two short stories. One printed here for Yesterday's #fridayflash. The other written a couple weeks ago. That's 2000+/- words arranged in order...
View ArticleThe Alpha Chronicles / Part 1 The Alpha and Omega
USFR Alpha N 38°39'21.02" E4° 9'3.23" Altitude 643km1400 GMTSeptember 1, 2140Preparation was more of a work out than the actual run. A harness had to go over each shoulder so when he ran on the...
View ArticleThe Alpha Chronicles / Part 2 A Clean Sheet
USFR Alpha N 9°49'24.40" W42°22'27.77" Altitude 820km2300 UTCFeb 24, 2141 (+176 days)Lieutenant-Colonel Marco Lidmann floated in the center of white foam streams of spent shaving cream as the...
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At the Intersection of Crow and Buckthorn
I pushed my foot to the floor locking the wheels of the truck. Coming to a complete halt the dust that followed me drifted past on the slight breeze of the hot desert air. There was no traffic so I...
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Albuquerque-Roubaix
I was sore. The previous day was a killer day in the saddle. But this day was different. I just wanted to get back in that saddle. There was no clock, no heart rate monitor, no power meter, no...
View ArticleMy LIvestrong Challenge
This was printed on a message to all my facebook friends. Please check back for updates and the donation links. In this event I have added everyone on my friends list. That means for one reason or...
View ArticleThe Breakaway
Quiet, out of site, in the backShifting, moving, pulling hardThighs are burning, heavyHeart pounding harder, fasterTeeth gritting, wasting energyRelax Breath PedalA look...
View ArticleMy Facebook Status Update for Jan 1, 2011
Well 2011 is here. I didn't post anything yesterday because I didn't want to insult 2010 too badly. Though it was a decent year on the bike, changing jobs was months of misery. I went from one job...
View ArticleKurt Vonnegut's 8 basics of creative writing
I have many many many blogs about how to be a beeter writer, how should a writer do that. The best advice I have ever read on writing fiction are:Kurt Vonnegut's 8 basics of creative writingUse the...
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