Category: Fear
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Wag More, Bark Less
I knew an ancient, cantankerous, gunnery sergeant who upon his retirement from service converted his former farmlands into a beautiful nine-hole golf course. That old Marine treated those of us who arrived to play like new recruits, potential marauders who might harm his carefully curated grounds. Gunny had a dog that matched his own menacing […]
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Of Saints and Samhain
As this month comes to an end, children across the nation are tuning their hearts to the sweet melody of tiny candy bars landing inside pumpkin-shaped pails. Of course, this Halloween is spookier than most. With the coronavirus unabated in a majority of communities, trick-or-treating will be a muted affair except for the “Candy Cannons” […]
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Nothing Left to Fear
Do you remember a time when you were truly afraid? It won’t take but a moment of reflection for the nervous nausea to return, for we have all been scared out of our wits. Coming in all varieties, ranges, and intensities, fear is necessary to the human experience. Fear tells us when we must act […]