Portfolio Category: Fresh Stories

Memorial Day 2014 What did you do in the war daddy? During World War II there were eight million soldiers, sailors and marines in our armed forces. At the height of the war in Vietnam there were over three million. Soon the total will be 440,000. This trend means that fewer and fewer Americans will…

Crocodiles of Guadalcanal In January 1996, I sat with 11 other scuba divers on the top deck of a 150 foot live aboard, watching the sunset over the mountains of Guadalcanal. As the boat moved away from the shore and headed out to sea the intense heat and humidity of mid-summer began to fade as…

Delayed Gratification In 1965 a friend of mine dropped out of high school and went to work in a scrap steel plant in Portland. It was a union job and he made a little over $5 .50 an hour which was a lot of money at that time. His salary allowed him to purchase a…

The Bar Room Raconteur After getting his dad settled in the living room for a short visit after his parents divorced, Bob and his father sat on the couch to have a beer and watch some T.V. Sitting so close to him, Bob noticed how much his father had aged. His 6’2” frame combined with…