Train them young “Mom! Is my costume ready yet? Halloween is tomorrow!” shouted nine-year-old Oscar as he entered the door, home from school. He received no answer. Where’s mom? She’s always home after school. He began his search. Not in the kitchen or the basement. Not in the yard. He was beginning to worry. He…
Author: Joe Merkle
A Weird Space Thing
Happened to me tomorrow Image by Freepik.com We’ve all been there—moments in your life that defy definition. This is one of those moments in my life, and I will attempt to tell this story. Many of you will think it is a tall tale. That’s okay—I’ll let you determine if it is. I firmly believe tall…
Naiche’s Enlightenment
A spiritual awakening Image of Mt. Graham by Jbparrish — Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101639166 Naiche was a mischievous teenSewing wild oats while creating a sceneTo the chagrin of his father, Chief CochiseCochise determined it was time to intervene He led the boy to the highest peak of Dził Nchaa Si’anIt is time my son for you…
Scratching, Scratching…
What’s That Sound? Image by https://www.freepik.com/author/EyeEm It was a cold, dreary late October day. The sleet was assailing them horizontally, making their umbrellas useless as they worked their way towards what she was told was the fresh burial site of her husband’s coworker, John. Suddenly Donna stopped dead in her tracks. “What’s that noise, she asked?”…
Making Love In Our Dreams
Reliving all our childhood schemes Image by https://www.freepik.com/author/freepik Laughing, exhausted, and gasping for air, we collapsed on the couch. Playing all our old albums we danced the night away. Memories came flooding back. Our teen years and college days when we clubbed the nights away. The moment we met. When we said, “I do”. The…
Riding The Waves Of Grief
The celestial surfboard that is love Image by https://www.freepik.com/author/wirestock Grieving is Soul at play, or more specifically, soul surfing. As Soul, we ride the waves of grief among its crests and valleys. We immerse ourselves in the thrill of it and rejoice in the immensity of love crashing in upon us. As well as the overwhelming emotional pain that consumes us. We…
Lover’s Poem
Image by https://www.freepik.com/author/vkstudio When we meetWe shall touch the starsThe little children will laugh at usAnd to each, we shall teach love And we’ll float on the soft summer breezeI’ll carve our initials in the cloudsAnd in a fleeting momentThat which is not tangible shall succumb And our love will become inimitable We’ll explore the…
The Human Experience
Is Just Scratching The Surface Image by Freepik 89.9% of humans cry at birth. Noncrying after birth had 100% sensitivity for nonbreathing infants after birth. Taking this into account it is highly prevalent for humans to cry at birth when we survive it. WHY? Because the physical is extraordinarily harsh compared to any of the…
Into The Light And Sound
Max And Mandy
A lifetime of love Max and Mandy fell in love at first sightOn the school playground at the age of sixSharing their M&M’s candy with delightMandy bold enough to kiss Max on the lips They married young, at twenty-oneTwo months passed and Max went to warTen months later Mandy birthed their sonNight after night she…