Steven Kleckner
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Echo
Over the years, I’ve realized that you never really stop being a soldier. The way I perceive situations, the way I approach challenges differs from how a lifetime civilian would. It can be frustrating, because one path might seem so clear to me, while those around me are intent on a path that is incomprehensible to me.
By Steven Kleckner5 years ago in Petlife
The Harvest
‘FINAL NOTICE’. The large red letters stamped on the outside of the envelope made it easy for Eddie McBride to deduce what it contained. The bank was going to foreclose on his farm. He had been struggling to keep the farm afloat ever since his wife developed cancer. As the disease had taken a larger and larger toll on the love of his life’s body, so too had it taken its toll on the life of his farm. He was dedicating more and more of his time to caring for her and more and more of their savings was going to pay for the medical bills. By the time she lost her battle, he was all but destitute and it had forced him to let his farm hands go long before. To make matters worse, the growing season for the past few years had been awful. What little time he had dedicated to tending to the corn had not been enough to counter the effects of drought and blight. He missed payments. From there it was a relentless downhill path to this moment. Looking at this envelope.
By Steven Kleckner5 years ago in Criminal
