Leadership (Or Not)

 Seek the best rulers; People do know that they exist. They love and they praise; Next they fear, Or, for many, soon to be reviled. When they do not command the people’s faith, Some will lose what little faith they had in them forever. They resort to oaths! But, of the best when their task…

Preemptive Strike

We had a kid at P.S.233 in Brooklyn, New York who was our confirmed hero and leader. His name (for short) was Newtie. Newtie was big for his age and had the courage in his soul to match his God-given size. When you’re eight, or ten, an eleven year old is for sure one of…

You and Yours

Proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that people are capable, and will ask an almost stranger almost anything – this one is for you, baby. I was asked, by an inquisitive and incredibly self-needy person of the opposite sex, (I assume) one of the more innocuous questions ever to be heard or to even…

Bruiser’s Prayer

Following the completion of my nightly chat with a higher power, and unexpectedly as my eyes began to close – pending sleep was no more than a minute or two away… Some nights are different. This night was different than most. Stepping towards me, she displayed a special look always reserved for anguish. It wasn’t…