Category Archives: Fear

When I’m Afraid

Posted on July 26, 2022 by oldmainer

When I’m afraidShrouded by the days I’ve seenCaptured where my thoughts conveneShrinking from the morn When I’m afraidAgain facing ghosts unknownWondering if just I aloneHarbor silent fears When I’m afraidDark thoughts prevail My insecurities assailImagination soars When I’m afraidOft wrapped … Continue reading →

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A Matter Of Taste

Posted on July 16, 2022 by oldmainer

Through the silence came a not so distant sound. Not pleasant but not frightening. Simply, more guttural then one she would expect from her surroundings. Initially, Eleanor felt no fear. There was so much happening, so many friends around. She … Continue reading →

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Moving On

Posted on July 12, 2021 by oldmainer

Today I am wearing a tee shirt that says “If You Can Read This, You Are Standing Too Close”, a testament to the year we have just spent. When I bought it, I gave no thought to the possibility of … Continue reading →

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Salvation

Posted on April 2, 2021 by oldmainer

And when the door swung wide In the lustrous light stood a child Come, leave the darkness she said Cross over, join me in the light Your journey does not end here It simply changes form The you that you … Continue reading →

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Sorting Through The Debris

Posted on December 4, 2020 by oldmainer

The other day I was working with my archives and stumbled across a post I wrote back in 2012. It was when life was ‘normal’, the reality being that our normal still held it’s share of disasters. Many or most … Continue reading →

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What Price Freedom

Posted on August 22, 2020 by oldmainer

I have long been a student of the Civil War.  A time when, not unlike today, our nation stood divided.  Strongly held beliefs forcing the population into a state of denial that we could continue to exist as a nation … Continue reading →

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Whispers

Posted on August 9, 2020 by oldmainer

Not again he thought silently, slightly shaking his head as if warning them off.  Sounds, unintelligible, always lurking just beyond comprehension.  ‘Leave me alone’ he thought.  I already have enough problems without you adding to them. “What do you want”?  … Continue reading →

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Lethal Injection

Posted on July 17, 2020 by oldmainer

The following is a piece from 2013 and contains strong language and profanity   I sit on my cot, listening to the sounds that tumble about in the hall outside my cell.  I look up startled,  as the cell door … Continue reading →

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Kramer’s Korner

Posted on June 15, 2020 by oldmainer

Hello again all you admirers. Kramer here, back again for your amusement and education.  I thought I would start by updating you on the grooming thing. As I said in my last post, and I really hate to admit this, … Continue reading →

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Turnabout

Posted on June 8, 2020 by oldmainer

“Thank you. Thank you very much” Ed said to the young man in the hoodie that held open the pharmacy door as he drove his power chair through it. “I appreciate it”. The young man just nodded. Rolling through the … Continue reading →

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