Paul whiddon
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The Power of Paper and Imagination
When I need a place to escape, I re-find my inner peace on a piece of paper. For as long as I can remember drawing and writing have always been my safe place. A place I could lose myself from everything, whether it be rejection, sadness, anger, or even happiness. With a piece of paper in front of me, I am free to express myself and my emotions to my fullest extent. I remember my love of drawing going back early into my childhood. As I matured into a preteen and teenager I got into writing, mostly poems and song lyrics. I expanded my writing into short stories and played around with several book ideas after school, however, never got around to writing.
By Paul whiddon 4 years ago in Motivation
The Cake Killer
It was just another ordinary day in Boulder County for most of its residents. For homicide detectives Logan Hayes and Jeff Randell however, things were not so normal on the way back to the station to try to dig up some clues on the murder scene they had just left in the Valley Heights gated community. A friend and neighbor of 37-year-old stay at home mother, Gwen Talbot, found her unconscious in her home around 6:00 am and she was announced dead on arrival. It was confirmed by his boss and fellow neighbors that the husband was out of the country on business and their two children where across the country in college.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Fiction
The Barn on the Outskirts of Town
Ping, ping, ping, the rain pitter-pattered off the old tin roof of the run-down barn on the outskirts of town. Ray and Anthony sat in silence watching the flashes of lightning through the cracks in the leaky roof and listening to the local news alert on the radio of Anthony’s dad’s old Monte Carlo they had stolen. They sat with their assault rifles and ski masks laid across their laps. The barn had been there all of Ray and Anthony’s lives. They grew up playing hide-n-seek and various other childhood games in it. It was where they came after school to hang out with a select few of other neighborhood children. It was where they had both had their first cigarettes, beer; their first experiences with girls and drugs. In fact, most of their memories of life, to this point, had taken place in this barn.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Fiction
Dancing Lights in the Night
Last night I was sitting on my back porch enjoying a cigar. It is an unhealthy habit I know, but I find it relaxing. It also helps to clear my mind. It gives me a way to let go of the stress and focus my thoughts elsewhere. It was about 8:30 pm, right at dusk as the darkness of night crept upon me in between the evening rain showers. I could smell the crisp freshly fallen rain in the air. Mixed with the smell of my Oliva Serie G Maduro, I was truly in a state serenity and relaxation.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Earth
Annalise, The Archangel, and The Emerald Locket
Annalise tossed and turned in the night as she dreamed of how life once was cruising down an old country road of Northwest Georgia with her parents and two younger brothers. The windows were down, the warm summer wind was blowing her dishwater blond hair in her face. They sang silly songs and played various driving games on their way to the Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park to watch the whitetail deer come out for their evening graze. Her family had this outing every Sunday for as long as she could remember.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Fiction
A healthy yet delicious 30 minute meal
Whether your looking for a good diet meal or simply just looking for a delicious quick dinner this is by far my favorite seafood meal. Blackened tilapia, stir fried cabbage, and sautéed imitation crab. I promise you; this one is really great and its a recipe my mom found on a diet she was on about 10 or so years ago, so it is a healthy meal. Being raised to try new things I had no hesitation at all about trying this the first time my mom cooked it. I absolutely fell in love with this recipe and I recommend it to anyone to try at least once. Not a sea food person; I completely understand, my wife wasn’t either until she tried this one. Now it is one of her favorite meals. She begs me to cook it all the time and literally grins ear to ear when I start pulling out the skillets on this one.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Feast
Drowning my sorrows in Chocolate
No matter how happy or fulfilling your life is we all have off days. We all have times when we are down in the dumps. We feel like things fall out of place from time to time. We go through; break ups, job changes, loss of loved ones and the list of things that get us down goes on and on. When life seems to continuously through us curve balls we look for ways to deal with the stress. Things to make us feel better about ourselves and lift us up. We all have different ways of dealing with life’s problems. Some of us turn to drinking or drugs. Some turn to more physical healthier stress relievers such as; boxing, crafts, rock climbing and what ever else. Many of us turn to food. A big one in particular with the ladies (and now my self) is chocolate.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Psyche
Coping with ADHD
Any one who has ever raised or spent a good amount of time with a child with disabilities it can be a daunting task. Especially if you do not understand what the child is going through. Or how to help a child cope with having a disability you have little to no knowledge of. While all disabilities can be challenging especially for children. This article is specifically about Attention Deficit hyperactive Disorder (ADHD).
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Psyche
A gift from Mom
A mothers love can be one of the most amazing gifts any of us ever receive. The gifts and lessons that they teach us will take you farther in life than you could ever realize. Most of the things I have learned over the years and the memories my mom and I have made have taken place in the kitchen (even though the kitchen was barely big enough for us both to use at the same time.) As well as some of my most important lessons in life.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Families
Fishing is life
For many fishing is a relaxing hobby, while others could care less about it at all. For me fishing is life. I was first introduced to fishing at a young age (still in diapers young) by my mother and father. While for them fishing was simply a good pass time to enjoy in the summer months. I quickly fell in love with the sport, and it became my greatest passion.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Earth
Steak dinner for two
My wife has been working very hard on getting her insurance license the past couple weeks, and is approaching her exams. She is taking her courses in the evenings after working a full time 40-50 hour per week factory job. We were grocery shopping last night and my wife kept checking out the steaks. While she wasn’t looking I picked up two of the biggest ones in the meat cooler and slid them into the shopping cart. As we continued shopping I slid a few more things in under the radar; asparagus, sweet potatoes and a box of red lobster biscuit mix (my wife’s favorite). The surprise unfortunately only lasted until the check out line, but oh well.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Feast
A day at the Bat Cave
Growing up a “River-rat” on the Tennessee River and Lake Chickamauga in south east Tennessee. being out on the water enjoying nature runs deep in my blood. My wife Lauren grew up, and our sons Brett and Bradley where growing up “City-Slickers” they’ve never really been into going out and doing things in nature or playing in dirty lake water. They will occasionally play in a pool or go for a bike ride. But they have never really had the opportunities or know how to get much more into nature than that. Now living in North Carolina less than a 10 minute drive from Lake Hickory, 45 minutes from Lake Norman, and 20 minutes from Lake Rhodhiss not to mention dozens of mountain rivers and streams within an hours drive. It breaks my heart that my family has never really got to enjoy the great outdoors like I did when I was a child. I decided about two years ago that it was my responsibility as a father to introduce my family to mother nature weather they liked it or not.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Earth
