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The mind has individual valleys, deep and dark,Where phantom wars burn out the vital spark;He walks the peaceful fields, yet fears the skies,Trapped in the world behind his closed eyes.— Modern psychological verseIn Kevin’s mind, he was up in the ...

24.10.2026
Part I: Light from the DarknessRon had finally retired, settling into his own place right on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Henderson Point. On weekends, his grandkids would occasionally come to stay, ensuring he never knew a dull moment. He was ...

26.10.2026
EpigraphThe wind may shift, the corporate heavens gleam,No longer drifting on a fragile dream.I watch the waves from towers high above,Where golden empires bow to sovereign love.You broke the chains that wealthy tyrants cast,To fly with me, an ...

18.10.2026
My Own JordanI finally punched my ticket and locked in my retirement as a contractor. It's one thing being a general or a staff officer, and a whole different ballgame being a frontline combat specialist. The kind of baggage you carry home is enough ...

06.11.2026
Author’s Note: The accompanying photograph was taken by the author at the pond on the campus of Trevecca Nazarene University, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped our world.Everyone has moments in life meant for solitary reflection. It ...

27.10.2026
The divorce from Sandro, just as Celine had anticipated, went smoothly and without complications. She liked him, but their life goals were completely mismatched. Sandro lacked that fierce, upward drive that defined her very existence. Her transition ...

19.10.2026
PrefaceTheir love was not born out of empty compliments or attempts to appear as someone else in a social media profile. It grew out of a shared, noble cause—from the desire to save human lives, from deep intellectual respect, and a joint search for ...

19.10.2026
Author’s NoteThis story is a journey for anyone who has ever looked at a sunset and felt that our three-dimensional world is just a thin veil. If you are drawn to the quiet rhythms of slow living, the romance of quantum physics, and the timeless ...

06.11.2026