Jim Maun’s voice became softer, slowly, incrementally, imperceptibly at first as if he were turning away as he spoke. One wet afternoon in late March, Jim returned home from his office, and as he recounted his day to his wife, Sara, while she stirred the soup, she asked, “why are you whispering?” “I didn’t know …
Image by KoLa Entertaiments from Pixabay It was too cold to be walking barefoot in the creek, but children tend not to concern themselves with the weather like old folks. They also maintain some nescience to the pain and mortality of this world and so let their feet numb in the water without wasting another …
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay The last time I saw my uncle Anse before all this happened, he showed me a finger, not his finger mind you, but the severed finger of some poor bastard that owed him fifty dollars for some of his homegrown Alabama high test. I told him that I didn’t know …
Image by andreas160578 from Pixabay Almost daily, after all the corn was all laid-by and left to fend for itself in the sweltering South Georgia sun, Hugh took his boy, his only boy, Earnest, fishing. Earnest didn’t love fishing like Hugh but he sure loved his Papa, though whenever he called him papa, Hugh would …
Thomas Shaner (Pictured Above) Devil’s Grove. Maine. August 22. 9:00am. Present day. On the street corner, he fumbled with the strings of his instrument, quickly adjusting it to his version of Wagner’s violin concerto. The way it had been tuned sounded horrible to him, he imagined that he must have been drunk or stoned …
Image by F. Muhammad from Pixabay Wake up, sleepyhead.” His soft voice tickles my ear as he hugs me hello. My favourite wake-up call, and he knows it. His arms warm and hard-muscled wrap even more tightly around me. He drags his stubbly jaw over my bare shoulder, rough like sandpaper, and only stops once he’s drawn an …
Image by Gan Telya from Pixabay As a kid growing up I’ve always had those body aches and pains. My mom always said, “they’re just growing pains” and I would just go along with it. As a teenager my knees would give out and hurt, almost constantly every single day I would be in pain. I did soccer …
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Photo by Deneen Azzolino I’ve always heard the saying “Never meet your idol. They might not be what you expect.” I always wondered what would happen if I did. Would they let me down and be total jerks, and crush my whole perception of them, or would they totally be all that I hoped and …
PublicDomainImages by Pixabay A typical 12 gauge quail-load shotgun shell contains around, or slightly more than, 400 #8 tiny, lead, spheres or pellets. I know this cause I’ve cut them open and counted. Four hundred tiny pellets gives you four hundred chances to hit your bird. Many people, even frequent shooters, harbor a misunderstanding about …
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Now that we have made it halfway through the NASCAR 2023 season, let us take a look at how it has gone so far. Out of 18 points-earning races, there have been 12 different winners, including Shane Van Gisbergen who won the most recent inaugural Chicago street race and is not a regular …
He could smell the bleach on the wind as soon as the door opened. Whole place stank of cleanliness. Stepping out onto the sun-faded asphalt, he turned to see if she had anything to say, but she just looked ahead, eyes squinted to the rising sun, with a cigarette hanging from her lip. She drove …
Image by Khusen Rustamov from Pixabay I make a point of not interrupting someone’s meals, especially the vampire I protect. Why she won’t respect my dinner time, I’ll never know. Tonight, her text arrives just as I’m putting last night’s chicken into the microwave. I only have time to twist off a cold drumstick and …
Image by Alicja from Pixabay I have a story I want to show you. It won’t take too long to read, a few minutes at most. It’s a story about trains, coins, Coke bottles, firefighters and hidden treasures. It’s about a flourishing Snowball bush and floundering family. It’s about summer, boyhood, and loss. It’s about …
The atmosphere was what you’d expect: muted lighting, clothes the color of a moonless night, and cocktails with fog rising from each glass. One pleasant surprise was a low fi recording of Siouxsie & the Banshees that I’d swear was from a cassette tape. “So, you’re that author.” Lilith Lamia, president of the LRAS, greeted …
By Jon Benton Image by Cheryl Holt from Pixabay A couple of days ago, the University of Oklahoma Women’s Softball team became only the second team in NCAA DIVI Women’s College Softball to back to win back to back Women’s College World Series Championships. This is OU’s 7th overall softball championship and it matches the number …
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In August 2021, I had the opportunity to visit the Virginia War Museum in Newport News, VA. Founded in 1923 by the Braxton-Perkins Post #25 of the American Legion Museum, it was established as a World War I (WW1) gallery but, over the years, it has grown to become a full-fledged war museum, covering the …
Amanda Leigh, like most little girls, liked to play with Barbie dolls. She liked to dress them, comb their hair, and strut them around in their high heels. “Barbie sends the wrong message,” said a feminist critic. “She symbolizes everything that is wrong with gender roles today.” Amanda Leigh turned out fine. She created for herself …
Image by Md Abu Musa from Pixabay Jela walked between the railroad tracks. He inhaled the amalgamated scent of the creosote and the chilled mid-December rain. He timed and measured his pace so as to avoid the shifting, and uneven gravel between the ties. The tracks traversed the dismal, decaying, industrial fringe of town and …
Image by kie-ker from Pixabay Clara used to say the weirdest things. To any other, they would seem silly, outlandish even. But to Bill, they always seemed special. To him, she was perfection. He saw her stand out from the crowd, seeing things so very differently than others. He felt she saw a little more, …
Image by Dann Aragrim from Pixabay I saw her walking her dog every morning, at, or near, the corner of Elm and Main; every morning, come snow, come rain, come heat, etcetera. She invariably wore dark blue factory pants and a light blue polo, a uniform of some kind. She looked like the manager of …
Image by Brent Connelly from Pixabay Yeah, I have owned cars, trucks, ATVs, bicycles, boats. You name it. Hell, I even had a damn horse when I was a kid, at least my grandpa said it was my horse. I’ve never had an airplane but I’ve been on enough of them. Having said all that, …
From My Great Friend, Marc Huckless!!! I encourage everyone to pre-order Marc’s new book! Campus Cop – This story is about a police sergeant’s experience of being a law enforcement officer and supervisor at a large state urban university for 27 years. The reader will learn about the authority, duties, challenges, and experiences of a …
From My Great Friend, Marc Huckless!!! I encourage everyone to pre-order Marc’s new book! Campus Cop – This story is about a police sergeant’s experience of being a law enforcement officer and supervisor at a large state urban university for 27 years. The reader will learn about the authority, duties, challenges, and experiences of a …
Image by Photo Mix from Pixabay One thing that death has shown me is how short and precious life really is. I have had family members and friends die in the past. My Son, Grandparents, Parents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Friends and even my sibling. You can even add family pets into the mix. Every time …
Through the clouds of Candlewood, ancient castles appear. Locked in a balance of imperfection, they reach to a heavenly sky. I grab my sword and head toward the celestial gates. The Castle of Epiphany stands the largest amongst the crowd of cathedrals. Its entrance is blocked by the great Dragon of Sai. Its scales …
Image by LaCasadeGoethe from Pixabay Ike knew the instant that he saw the face on the screen that it was his father’s, the strong chin, the black hair, greased and slicked back. He hadn’t been paying much attention to the news story, so he rewound it. The search party had found the basket of clothes …
Image by Kelsey Vere from Pixabay By Jon Benton With the OU Sooners soon joining the SEC and the UT Longhorns, we wanted to do an article focusing on what the Sooner’s Women’s Softball program will bring to the conference. If you didn’t already know, the OU Sooners are one of the most dominant teams …
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Image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay John Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina and is unarguably one of the most important people in the history of Jazz. If you have never heard his music before, please look it up on your favorite music providers. It will be well worth it. …
The holidays are such a hard time for anyone who has lost a loved one. For me I have Thanksgiving, Matthew’s Birthday, Christmas, New Years and then the month of February, the month he died. This has always been the worst time of the year for me. I start by saying this year will be …
Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay By Jon Benton This a quote that aptly expresses the deep-rooted connection between college football and the people of the south and it comes from a College Football Hall of Fame head coach. Coach Marino Casem of Alcorn State and Southern Universities described it this way: “On …
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Part II of the Stepping Stones Project See Part I here. To start, I’m not an expert in grieving. This is my personal journey and how I handled the grief in my life. You will read there are 7 stages of grieving: Shock, Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance and Processing that grief. Everyone grieves differently. …
There is nothing worse than losing a child. No matter what age they are. That child is always a piece of you. The bond between Mother and child is something that never can be broken and the bond between Mother and son is a bond that is extremely strong. When I had my son, Matthew …
During the fall season in New England a simple drive to see family can turn into a wonderful opportunity to take pictures of the magnificent colors of Autumn! These pictures were taken in Sturbridge Massachusetts and Thompson Connecticut. I hope you enjoy. DA
Photo by Hans @ Pixabay Wading through the Johnstown Flood the water running through my brain, I stood calm, collected hoping for the distant shore. Looking for the answer, looking through the rain, is this all to reason or am I just destined to go down – for the third time? Quizzing Mark stands …
There is nothing quite like a walk on a beautiful fall day. There are vibrant colors everywhere you look. It is one of the things that I truly love about living in New England. It is like you are walking in one of the Art Masters paintings of long ago. There is a wonderful nature trail and river walk trail in my area. I had an opportunity …
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This was my first time at Fort Wetherill and I happened to be there for my youngest daughters senior pictures. To be honest, I knew nothing about the history of the Fort. When I drove up and stepped out of the car, I was in awe! Knowing that this was once an active fort and …
Image by Keith Johnston from Pixabay by Jon Benton There have been numerous changes in the college sports landscape over the past several years. The ones that had to be the most surprising would have to be OU and Texas leaving for the SEC. Back in 2021, the athletic departments at the University of Oklahoma …
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This is a blast from the past. From my first paper, THE REAL STORY, this article from October 3, 2012 documents Terrie Songer as the first female supervisor to serve at the Columbus Police Department. Terrie would retire for the CPD in 2017 as a Lieutenant. It’s unusual that a person can say they have …
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Three long trains from New Orleans wrapped around the bend with gamblers, fight fans and the lovers of violence. It was July 7, and with no destination known, the travelers sat in their own perspiration and counted the beads of sweet on their neighbor’s forehead. Also on board on one of the trains were two …
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One of the most popular posts we have on SGC is photography. It garners a lot of traffic and people are generally interested in nature as a topic. Much to my surprise, there is a great respect of the outdoors and the power of photography on the SCG site. It is a beautiful combination. This …
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Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay Change a world before my eyes. Change the color of the stars. Stare off into the sun and rhyme a lullaby. The cold ice drops off every word. A cool ridge climbs your mountain walls. Xanadu sits neatly in the frozen caves– a feast for eyes to see. …
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Looking at nature is the best way to see how much of our own world is the inspiration for some of the greatest art the world has ever seen. Our skies, landscapes and backdrops are more fantastical then anything we can create from our imaginations. Our latest photographer, Mya St. John (yes, we are related) …
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This Epic Poem of Coleridge needs no introduction but did you know that Iron Maiden did an equally epic song. If you did not, read the poem and then listen to the song posted at the end. You are going to love it! Iron Maiden – Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Music Video)
Romance Comics success in the “Golden Age of Comics” cannot be overstated. It was a staple of any comic newsstand. Before the advent of TV, romance stories permeated print media and were one of the best sellers even outselling superhero books. Often these romances were Soap Opera before Soap Operas got huge on TV. SGC …
Image by Joe from Pixabay Silence breaks the thunder. Warm, billowing masses of air stream through the night. Clouds like children gallop the skyline. A pale, refreshing breeze envelops my skin. Darkness covers all except for twilight’s flickering light. Mist, so rare a beauty– Moisture’s shiverless form pleases in its touch. The dampness lingers …
Image by No-longer-here from Pixabay Ricky rode an XLCR across the great plains in 1978, a decade before cosplaying business men took to flying into Sturgis and waiting on their Fatboys to arrive by truck. The next year, he slid that bike into a utility pole to avoid a church bus driven by a Nebraska Methodist who …
Western Bandits is a perfect example of “Golden Age” comics and the Wild West. Based on “True” stories and legends from the West, this comic has it all. This book shows why comics were so popular in the 50’s. After reading a variety of different comics for this era, I am impressed with how many …
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Raging through the Heartland in a cream colored Cadillac, I saw the light’s ray illuminate the dust from my dashboard. Running through Springsteen, Nebraska, I lost my innocence somewhere between Route 85 and 95. I meet a dirt poor farmer there who told me what he thought the truth …
Image by Jackson David from Pixabay The father told the boy they would put the Christmas tree up Friday night. The father even retrieved the box with the disassembled plastic tree and the box with the lights and ornaments from the attic Thursday night before the boy’s bedtime. Sometimes they would ride to the Palms …
Image by 준원 서 from Pixabay Run through the sunlight’s core Children of the Rain Smile little and feel the heat Breathe a new day Comfort in the fact That nothing spends the night- Nothing that can be felt or seen Preclude the shadows of existence That takes lesser men’s breath Words swell on …
It would be an understatement to express how important “War Comics” were in the Golden Age of Comics. It was the backbone of the industry. Post WWII America was still basking in the Glory of the Victory of War. “War Comics” inflated the patriotism many Americans felt during this time. And, Heroic Comics #85 was …
“Cosmic Cliffs” in the Carina Nebula (NIRCam Image) When I first saw the images from the “Cosmic Cliffs” in the Carina Nebula from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope, I was amazed by the beauty and surrealism of our Universe. It is, as if, we live in a masterwork of space, time and art. The picture was …
William Blake and the Wonder of Nature and the Supernatural by Joseph B St John Read More »
Welcome to the Wonderful, Whimsical, Mystical Art World of Lilianna Azzolino. Lilianna is from Webster, Massachusetts and working on becoming a professional artist. Her work is creative, daring and sparked with a toned down gothic awareness. She has a keenness for color and contrast that creates a Fantasy World with a realistic undercurrent. It is …
During the Golden and Silver Age of Comics, many publishers printed comics of classic literature as we showed last week with the Invisible Man. However, another avenue they took during this time was doing comic book interpretation of movies that were recently in the local movie theaters. These publications often highlighted publicity stills on the …
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in …
This week’s classic comic is a Special Edition. It is 1963’s Super Comics Fantastic Adventures #18 and it features a re-telling of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man.” The creators of the comic were; Pencils: Ross Andru, Inks: Mike Esposito and Letters: Joe Rosen. The team did an excellent job recreating Wells’ story. It was a …
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Annabel Lee by EDGAR ALLAN POE It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a …
On May 6th, SGC favorite Violent Vickie released the DIVISION REMIXES LP featuring remixes by Kontravoid, Fragrance, Blood Handsome, in3briant, Dimension 23, Maduro, Ben Arp (C/A/T), Barium Network, Solem Youth, Niet!, Di Auger, Torturetekk, At0shima 3rror, 40 Octaves Below, 20 Watt Dream, and Ms. Mynx vs. OsO. And, this effort does not disappoint. These syntheses highlight the …
Image by Alexey Hulsov from Pixabay America’s Day of Independence! Amen! Image by donations welcome from Pixabay On this 4th of July, let’s take the time to read the Declaration of Independence. Yes, take the time to read the original content. If you love America, take the time to understand America. Download a copy …
Image by Benjamin Thomas from Pixabay Who colors the nighttime skies? Who hangs the morning’s dawn? Somewhere between Heaven and Hell Lies the cold reality of life. A moment of chance sits in the balance. A second holds forever And forever is never long enough. Minutes turn to days as each hour passes …
Who Colors the Nighttime Skies? by Joseph B St John Read More »
True Crime has always been a best seller and in 1949 that was a stone cold fact. Horror and True Crime Comics were outselling everything, including superheroes. Stories about crime were everywhere and long before TV, there was a national obsession with bad guys doing bad things. Crime might not have paid in real life …
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) Kubla Khan Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round: And there …
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Loudwire reported on June 23, 2022 that Megadeth had released a new song: The first new Megadeth song from their imminent sixteenth album, The Sick, The Dying… and the Dead! arrived early on Thursday (June 23). The rippin’ track is called “We’ll Be Back,” and fan reactions — both glowing and otherwise — have started coming forth. Still, …
Image by Oleg Gamulinskiy from Pixabay Running through the atmosphere, lost, tired and bewildered, the traveler moves to another time. Pulling aimlessly at his memory, he stands alone and lonely, watching the stars and moon fall around him. His ship filters his reality and buffers his soul from the elements that wreck his stranded …
Image by Petra Tant from Pixabay The Woman wiped the blood from her thighs and sat on the folded feed-sack sheet to absorb the flow. She took the Child who had been inside her for about three months and held her in the palm of her hand; she was less than three inches long. The …
CBR announced that Marvel Comics would return to publish the Planet of the Apes franchise. Marvel Comics has announced that Planets of the Apes is returning with new stories launching in 2023. Having first published Planet of the Apes comics’ stories in 1974, the property is now returning to Marvel with a line of new stories beginning early next …
Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay Change a world before my eyes. Change the color of the stars. Stare off into the sun and rhyme a lullaby. The cold ice drops off every word. A cool ridge climbs your mountain walls. Xanadu sits neatly in the frozen caves– a feast for …
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This “Golden Era” comic transports us back to time when America was preparing for war in Europe and beyond. It’s the winter of 1941 and Fawcett Comic’s Spy Smasher is already fighting Nazi Germany. Like all the superheroes of that era, Spy Smasher was ready to fight for truth, justice and the American way. In this …
Image by Trinh Nguyễn from Pixabay The Man shook the blue Ball Mason jar and watched the small clear bubbles form and then quickly dissipate. The Man knew that strong whiskey could never hold its bubbles and that weak men needed strong whiskey to hold. The bubbles never made the Man forget. Even when the …
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Caress the morning rain. Surrender to the moisture’s cool comfort. Expression and time moves toward continuum. The dampness erases the burdens of the soul. Pull yourself toward the heavens. Feel your skin dance so alive. Remove your outer layers. Let the wind dry your gentle hair. …
This week’s classic comic is Plastic Man in the Game of Death created by the legendary Jack Cole. This is a true “Golden Age” tale from one of the Masters. This story shows all the humor and creativity that comics of the 1940s were known for. Take the time to read this fascinating yarn and …
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Image by Martyn Cook from Pixabay The Girl used her index finger to strike the center key over and over again. The solitary note rang out through the empty country church. Every Sunday, while the bulk of the congregants lingered in the church yard, the Girl waited for just a few moments alone with that …
The Black Terror 01 – Feb 1943 In keeping with SGC’s commitment to the “Golden Age of Comics,” this edition will introduce a very popular 1940s superhero, Black Terror of Nedor Comics. Published in 1943, this comic focuses on the Black Terror and his sidekick, Tim. Known as the “Terror Twins,” these Super Heroes face …
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has eclipsed anything that DC Comics has done in the movie business and Marvel’s domination has a strange deja vu quality to it. It happened before in the 1960s-70s, when Marvel overtook DC Comics as the leader of the comic book industry. And, as easy as it would be to give …
Image by Mrexentric from Pixabay Gothic sunrise sitting prone, alone– mesmerized by life’s encouragement. Water, cool and easy, reflecting the light of a still dawn. Colors, purple, blue and orange, calling from the sun. A wet mist covering the earth’s shiny coat. Mysterious morn, defender of the new day, awaking all of nature. Standing …
Black Mountains roam across the sky. The moon hides its distance shore in a bask of remembrance. A man clothed in deep blue and gray walks purposefully through the night. Steel eyed and gaunt, his pale reflection stands in contrast to his surroundings. A shallow heartbeat fills the air. It’s a small but steady …
#60s, #70s, #babyboomer, #Marvel, #MCU, #CaptainAmerica, #Comicbooks, #Comics Marvel Rules! Just like the old days, Marvel was Number 2 and then kicked DC Comics’ #$^%*&a% butt. The following link will help you follow along: Comic Books – They Never Were for Kids Our other websites: 40+& Fit Website SGC Entertainment 2 Avg. Joes …
#60s, #70s, #NFL, #Rogue, #TVcommercials, #babyboomer If you were raised in the 1960s or 1970s, you understand that the good old days were not always good, but they were fun. They were also damn rogue. The following videos will help you follow along: 1970 Tom Dempsey 63yd. Field Goal HD The Era of the Barefoot …
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#marvelcomics, #DCcomics, #MarvelUniverse, #MCU, #Comicbooks Today’s Episode will discuss Marvel Comics and movies and living long enough to understand it all! Maybe? The following links will help you follow the program: True Crime: True Crime Comics (1947-48) Comic Books – They Never Were for Kids America’s Obsession with True Crime: It is Not as New …
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One of the fascinating things that happen when you begin to report on “True Crime,” is that whether or not you want to admit it or not you start to become an “Armchair” profiler. Even after 30 plus years of police experience and knowing better, I can fall into the trap. So, I don’t want …
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by Joseph B. St John Continuing our “True Crime” series on SGC, I have compiled a list of nine books to get anyone started on their true crime journey. These are not just books that I consider to be classics, but they are books that I have actually read. These are works that impressed and …
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By Joseph St. John There is no denying that America is obsessed with true crime, but it is nothing new. Also, it is not necessarily bad. People should be interested in the legal system and how criminals are affecting our day-to-day lives. We also need to be cognizant that our legal system should be working …
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By Joseph B. St. John As SGC kicks-off its series on true crime, I am including one of the classic True Crime comics for our readers to review. It is an eye opener. It is True Crime Comics from 1947-48 Thanks to Digital Comic Museum for the PDF. (Page controls are at the bottom of …
Photo by Khamkéo Vilaysing on Unsplash Do not be afraid of the dark Even if it rains, And you have no one to hold Or anyone to hold on to Do not be afraid of the dark Do not embrace the sorrow Or the “something wicked this way comes” Hold on to your triumphs Keep your dignity …
Above: Vickie (left) with her dear friend, Ashley Vallette Over the years, you have the opportunity to meet many people, but only on a rare occasion do you meet someone who shares your creative flair. Vickie was one such person. She had a gift of wanting to share nature and create wonderful photography. She saw …
Photo by giuseppe Peppe on Unsplash An essay of time and water, a celebration of memory intertwined through our minds and riding a crafted sunset. Life passes easy from time to time. A colorful dream eased in to a peaceful sleep – rest assured. A sunrise quick to follow a lighted twilight. Riding the waters of forgiveness, A …
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash When the clock reaches zero, Whisper quietly. Move in close divine. Breathe a gentle kiss- in rhythmic time. Joseph St John
It is easy to see a project like SGC or 40+&Fit and think that is a one-man show. However, there are many people in the background who help to make the operation run. As with all my media adventures, the behind-the-scenes people work very hard to make me look good. Without them there is no …
Photo by Hans-Jurgen Mager on Unsplash Sun, like water- colors are vivid, pink and green, hallow blue. The prince rides the yellow tiger. One eyed and valiant, the beast sets boldly against the sunset. Strong and vibrant, the golden man glides across the desert sand. The warm air beats hard upon his face. Lips, dry, chapped, parched for …
Last week, I had an opportunity to teach at the Hampton Roads Criminal Justice Training Academy and it is always great to be teaching new recruits. The men and women I meet every time at the academy make me proud to be involved in the law enforcement profession. These dedicated people are more than willing …
(Green Corn by Vincent Van Gogh) Swirling blue on canvas. Images appear vaguely through the paint. Faces through the clouds look over the field of corn green. Cypress impale the morning air Rolling hills move toward the west. A subtle movement of the brush stroke creates a slight energy of alive. An impression of reality …
Lost next to the Earth’s highway the stranger stands firm, unscathed hunting the American Night. He pulls off his shirt. The hot air breathes life on his tired skin. Abandoned, lonely, he walks defiantly across the black asphalt. A road cuts through the pale desert. Dry and angry, he counts his losses. Diamond backed and …
“Red, White and Blue” first appeared on the Vicious Cycle album by Lynyrd Skynyrd and was written by Johnny Van Zant, Donnie Van Zant, Brett Warren, and Brad Warren in 2003. It is one of my favorite songs by Skynyrd and one of my favorite songs, period. I have always loved the track and after …
Photo by Ivan Diaz on Unsplash Riding through the plains, Outlaws and Rebels locked in gold’s quest. Sunshine abandoned- Horses pull and force their way onward. Colt steel stands firm blazing a harden trail. The riders move toward the Mexican Line. They cut a path of sorrow leading to their only true goal. Widows mourn their losses. A …
On this 4th of July, let’s take the time to read the Declaration of Independence. Yes, take the time to read the original content. If you love America, take the time to understand America. Download a copy here: Declaration-of-Independence Happy Independence Day. JBS
A little art now for the art site: Photo by Chad Peltola on Unsplash Raging through the Heartland in a cream-colored Cadillac, I saw the light’s ray illuminate the dust from my dashboard. Running through Nowhere, Midlands, I lost my innocence somewhere between Routes 85 and 95. I meet a dirt-poor farmer there who told me what he …
From time to time, SGC and our sister publications will take the time to honor our Vets. The men and women who have served our country should be honored every day in our hearts and in our minds. Freedom is never free. America was built on people who were willing to give the ultimate sacrifice. …
by Joseph B. St John There is always a battle between being forceful and being passive. It is always part of any equation when dealing with work or your personal life. When do you push and when do you pull? It seems easy but it is not. One of the major problems is understanding that …
by Joseph B. St. John Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action. University of Louisville It is time to evaluate the importance of Critical Thinking. It is …
