Submissions by JPYoung
UNBREAKABLE IN BATTLE-A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE U.S. PLASTIC TOY SOLDIER
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The plastic 'armymen' toy soldiers have now been joined by 'armywomen'.
6 mins
Words: 1304
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Read Time: 6 mins
Tunnel to Oblivion 18+
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A freelance journalist takes a trip down a railway line to come face to face with a deadly secret society.
7 mins
(1)Words: 1489
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Read Time: 7 mins
Descent to the Ninth Circle
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An account of a mercenary operation set in no named country during the 1980's, think The Dogs of War meets The Three Stooges. I have served in several military forces and farces.
39 mins
(1)Words: 7875
Read Time: 39 mins
Read Time: 39 mins
All We Have Are Each Other
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To err is human, to forgive divine...but sometimes one forgets that's standard operating procedure
13 mins
Words: 2661
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Read Time: 13 mins
Return to Childhood's End
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An international visitor is compulsively drawn to a hometown carnival where he confronts an unexplained mystery.
14 mins
(1)Words: 2947
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Read Time: 14 mins
Assignation in a Technological Time
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A man muses on how wonderful technology is on the most fateful day of his life.
4 mins
Words: 966
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Read Time: 4 mins
Almost All or Nothing at All
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‘Opposites attract…then attack…’ - Barbara Bradley Hagerty
4 mins
Words: 881
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Read Time: 4 mins
Thanks-Living
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‘Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.’ - Doris Day
9 mins
Words: 1853
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Read Time: 9 mins
An Impromptu Incongruous Interlude with My Auntie Sam
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‘Two drifters…off to see the world…’– Johnny Mercer ‘Moon River’
8 mins
Words: 1701
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Read Time: 8 mins
This We’ll Defend…Viva San Marino!
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‘National pride is to countries what self-respect is to individuals: a necessary condition for self-improvement.’ — Richard Rorty
5 mins
Words: 1028
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Read Time: 5 mins
Park Bench Philosophers
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‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.’ ― Eleanor Roosevelt
5 mins
(1)Words: 1046
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Read Time: 5 mins
Somewhere Beyond the Farthest Star
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Nothing’s more precious than a second chance…
11 mins
Words: 2315
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Read Time: 11 mins