The One Hello. My name is Dean. In 1983, I was a typical 16 year old kid living near a small town in Minnesota on a farm, standing 5’ 7”, weighing about 150 pounds. I had a farmer’s tan from working on the family farm baling hay and working for all the ne...
I Don’t Want To Know I had just finished my work at the store and was walking out to the parking lot where my car was parked. The first cigarette in four hours tasted damned good; these twelve hour days were pretty rough. A female voice came to my ears fr...
A Good Kind of Trouble I was driving north on Interstate 35 as fast as the governor on the blue Mack would let me, the 8 inch dual open exhaust pipes snarling with the Cummins powered song in my ears as I crossed the south Texas prairie land trying to mak...
It was a beautiful Midwest fall day. The sky was a deep blue, a deeper blue than usual. There was a chill in the air, a hint of the coming winter. The fall leaves were brilliant with their reds and oranges. Once upon a time, it used to be my favorite time...
I walked alone in the darkness My heart was cold and filled with sadness Anger and despair were my only companions Love had left me hurt and alone The pain was a weight like a stone I carried my burden in silence For no one would care to hear my prayer I...
I used to think Darkness was my friend. Because it would Hide the scars. The scars On my heart, The scars On my soul. The darkness was my friend. But I could not see All the damage I was doing to me. All the anger, All the pain. Nothing but clouds, Nothin...
I Lied I lied to myself once, Told myself “I don’t need love.” I lied to myself again. Told myself, “I am fine.” Once more I lied to myself. Told myself, “I am strong.” I lied to myself another time. Told myself, “I don’t need anybody.” But the lies Came...
It was 7:30 on a Monday evening in May. I had just finished my last class of the semester at the community college. At 42, I was going back to school to learn a new career being unemployed during this economic downturn. I had to stop at Wal-Mart to pick u...
