The Man Behind The Mask
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From fiction to reality there’s tons to share about this crazy life. From being a single father, an officer, and having had many insane adventures while I learned about the world, my imagination runs wild with ideas.
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Why The Future Wasn't Always Yours
The Beginning of The Future Or, actually, nine months later, give or take a few days. You’re going to be as soon as old mom and dad, or mom and that guy she got drunk with and hooked up in the men’s room at a concert with, finished the deed on that magic day. That’s the perfect day in mom’s schedule of biological movements during the monthly clock. It’s the day when an egg is primed and in the right place to receive and she was to meet the guy that would fertilize her egg. After that, it’s all magic.
By The Man Behind The Maskabout 24 hours ago in Journal
What Is It And Why's It So Dangerous
To start with, where are these hospitals at when we need them? Dammit! Most of them closed in the 80's. Yes, if you are that young, there were once nice little places where people could go for rest, rehabilitation, and to get a good jolt, meds, or a lobotomy.
By The Man Behind The Mask4 days ago in The Swamp
In Defense Of Liars, Thieves, And Scumbags
We live in a world filled with those who are dishonest, untrustworthy, or act unethically. Just because you don't think so doesn't make it any less true. And in that world filled with those types of individuals, there are people who would still defend them to their last breath. It's a strange anomaly we are all witnessing more and more. But what can we do about it?
By The Man Behind The Mask4 days ago in The Swamp
The Conduit: Chapter 20
Chapter 20 The room, lit by candles, and with a majestic view of the city, was nearly empty except for Daniel Deacon Reddick. Daniel was one of the key developers of the project and a principal owner of the tower development. As he got comfortable on the leather sofa sitting in the center of the room, sipping a glass of bourbon and enjoying a cigar, Daniel listened to the soft music playing over the speakers. He couldn’t remember being so relaxed, and yet he was filled with an anxious excitement he hadn’t felt in ages. Daniel believed he had inked the deal of a lifetime, and the deal was about to be finalized.
By The Man Behind The Mask4 days ago in Chapters
5 Very Important Lessons Learned About Writing
Writing and Publishing On Platforms If you're here, you're writing and publishing on a platform. No matter your reasoning for being here, something about the site attracted you and you suffer from the writer's bug. You need to get things out of you that are jumbling up your mind, whether they're stories you imagined, your life story, commentary on today's many social issues, or you are just sharing your favorite recipes. One way or another, you caught the bug and can't shake it!
By The Man Behind The Mask6 days ago in Writers
The Trappist Adventure: Chapter 4
Darkness surrounded him as he lay on the cold floor and let the sensation ease the pain of his wounds. Johnny didn’t know how long it had been since their capture. He only knew that it felt like an eternity in hell. Even worse, Johnny had no idea what they did with the doctor.
By The Man Behind The Mask6 days ago in Fiction
The Conduit: Chapter 19
Chapter 19 In the months since the Oceanic disaster, the group took Max Shepherd, Jensen Shaw, and Shelly Hammers into custody. The rest of the crew and Oceanic staff were treated, paid, and forced to sign non-disclosure agreements. The area was cordoned off for further investigation, and access to the Oceanic was only allowed by special permission.
By The Man Behind The Mask6 days ago in Chapters
The Conduit: Chapter 18
Chapter 18 The fast attack sub was preparing to detach when Jensen, Han, Max, and the rest of them brought Jane Doe back on board the submarine. As the sub shook, echoes of impacts against the station’s undersea levels reverberating through everything attached, Jensen yelled at his men to detach the vessel. One of his men asked for a heading and he replied in his loudest command voice, “Anywhere but here!”
By The Man Behind The Mask7 days ago in Chapters
Let's Play A Game
Playing Politics The other day, while bored, I started playing around with ChatGPT. It’s fun, and there are things that people can use it to have a little fun with, and to help with projects. I wanted to see what I’d look like sitting at the resolute desk in the Oval Office.
By The Man Behind The Mask7 days ago in The Swamp
From Starting Five Years Ago To Now, This Is How I Look At Vocal
Do you all remember when you started using Vocal? It was the new and shiny toy you needed at that perfect moment in time. You needed Vocal, and it needed you! Vocal sometimes doesn't feel like it needs you, but without the writers, the users of the platform, there was never going to be the launch pad that Vocal became for some. Some, made their biggest moves and became authors. Others threw in the towel and walked away, never to be seen or heard form again, because they couldn't see what was possible.
By The Man Behind The Mask7 days ago in Writers
The Most Important And Powerful Lesson I’ve Learned Lately
In the 1800s the United States fought a war with itself. It was the American Civil War, and it was to end slavery in the United States. While it didn’t cure all of the problems between the races and the cultures, it ended the practice of slavery, in its known form.
By The Man Behind The Mask7 days ago in Journal
