Category Archives: Writing

That Spring, Mother Nature and Old Man River had an illegitimate child. And now it was out of its bed, awake and terrorizing the neighbors. “It’s a bastard alright,” thought the Sheriff. Round after round of severe thunderstorms had pounded … Continue reading →

The alligator sat on the backwater levee, watching the deer and hogs seek shelter from the rising flood. He was hungry — but he was always hungry; he had earned his doctorate in eating. The Great Flood of 2011 had … Continue reading →

Faith is belief. Belief is knowing without proof.  Knowing without proof is faith. It’s at your core. It’s your pilot light. It drives you when you haven’t the strength to move forward.  Like a stricken battleship continuing in the fight, … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON D.C. — In an early predawn raid, Navy SEALs from famed SEAL TEAM SIX captured the World’s #1 Terrorist, Mother Nature.  Obama Administration sources have confirmed Nature has been whisked off from her Pakistani condo to a secret C.I.A. … Continue reading →

Earlier in the week, the large Tunica Casino had been crowded with hundreds of gamblers looking for luck. Now, thanks to the rising Mississippi River, there were only two: The Devil and an Angel. The brown water lapped at their … Continue reading →

Continued from Part 1: The boy was jarred back to reality. A strange noise, like a pocketful of dimes jingling in a jar, came echoing down the hallway.  A key unlocked the lock and the cell door swung open. The open … Continue reading →