Samples of My Work

Staring Death in the Face

In the past 24 hours there has been a great rejoicing around the world about the death of one man. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a leader in the al Qaeda terrorist network, was killed June 8, 2006 after tips lead US officials to conduct an airstrike where some believed al-Zarqawi was holed up.

I'm sure the front pages of this morning's papers have all been plastered with the images of the dead man's face, or some great declaration of the man's death, and everyone is drinking their coffee and talking about how incredible it is that this man was now dead. The loss of this man's life is no great tragedy to me - I have no compassion for a man who would command such violence and acts of terror against those around him - but as I stare at the photos of his lifeless body, I find myself in a melancholic and pensive state. ...Read More

Who Am I?

When I was growing up, I never knew what it was that people expected of me, so instead of being myself, I would always try to be who I thought they wanted me to be. This, obviously, led to some bad habits of "avoiding the truth" to make others feel better, as well as my previously discussed inappropriate behaviour.

When my father would buy me something, say a treat, and asked me if I liked it, whether or not I liked the treat, I would always tell him 'yes'. I couldn't bear to tell him the truth, because I felt that if I had, he would be heartbroken and it would be my fault. Many times, in the midst of one of his drunken stupors, he'd stand in the kitchen and cry. I'd go in and comfort him and he'd wail about how bad of a father he was, and I'd argue with him that he was the best dad in the world. I thought that if I lied to him and told him he was the best father, maybe he wouldn't have to drink so much, and I wouldn't have to lie anymore, but the drinking only seemed to get worse. ...Read More

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