Many people see heroes as the Big Blue Boy Scout, the Big Red Cheese, or the Men in Blue, people who stop Bad Guys or Bad Things because they are stronger and better than everybody else. I don’t buy into[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for January, 2012
I’ve been to more worlds than most people can count. Every world has a different culture, a different way of dealing with internal problems. Every city has a police force different from every other. Some police departments believe in defending[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. One good thing about being part of the military of one of the world’s greatest superpowers is that your handiwork gets plastered all over the net and people think it’s great. They think you’re a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Most people don’t like people who tell them to do one thing and then do another. People don’t trust them, don’t want to be around them. The interesting thing I’ve found is that most people don’t like to be the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I met a girl. I’ve been here for an hour, looking for words, and that’s all I’ve got. I met a girl. She’s a good kisser. I don’t even know her name. I’m supposed to be screening candidates for a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was born to be a fighter. It’s one of the little tradeoffs we make when we are born into war. I always wanted to be a starship though, to fly anywhere I wanted without a warship to take me[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have seen stonemasons at work, repairing or constructing buildings. It is very interesting to watch them chiseling away at their stones, perhaps a hundred times on each one. After the hundred-and-first strike, the stone may be the right size[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I see a lot of things happen to people, bad things that hurt, and I’m sorry to see it. I’m not responsible of course, but when you say how horrible your day is, I’m not going to remain silent. I’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I spent the first twenty-one years of my life fighting. I lost a lot of friends during The War. I gained a lot of friends too. I remember them all and I message those who still live every day. We[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. I learned long ago that it is the chance encounters, the unplanned meetings, that will forever dominate our lives. We can plan all we want what we will do when the ground is perfectly laid[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…