Gerald Wescott
Born in Massachusetts in 1952, the US Navy made me an electronic tech and eventually took me far south to Jacksonville, Florida and put me on the aircraft carrier, USS Saratoga in 1975. I only stayed a sailor for five more years, but I'm still here in Jacksonville today. I've earned a BA in church ministries, been a high school teacher, and worked in computer hardware and software since then. I got halfway through a Masters degree in counseling before the last software gig ran out, and am now into Christian chalk art evangelism ... oh, and writing.
Too many hats? Ya think? Nah. I remember determining a couple of things in my childhood: 1) I wanted to be a problem child; and 2) I never wanted to get stuck for too long in a boring job. Well, success comes in many forms.
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Too many hats? Ya think? Nah. I remember determining a couple of things in my childhood: 1) I wanted to be a problem child; and 2) I never wanted to get stuck for too long in a boring job. Well, success comes in many forms.
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BA in Church Ministries 1983, 32 hours toward an MA in counselingInterests
Christianity, computer software, HTML & CSS, Visual Basic, MS Access, Authorware, art, humor, public speaking, education, writing, poetry, counselingMotto
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The Amazing God and His WordEver wonder at the things God has said in His Word. It's okay to have an incomplete understanding, even no clue at all! Here's why...
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Tornado and the Easter BunnySometimes life gives me the willies. Sometimes it gives me peanut butter. Sometimes, it gives me both - Mwuh hah hah! -
In One PieceSometimes people do unrecoverable damage to themselves trying to recover from damage others have done. The details? Well, maybe that's your story. The damage? Well, what's done is done. The decisions? Well, maybe your story can end better.
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Worm on a PlaneSometimes quantum theories make sense. Sometimes they don't. Sometimes a simple children's counting song makes infinite sense. Sometimes it's just best not to go any further than that. -
ShipwreckAs the apostle Paul was being taken to Caesar, the Roman centurion made a bad choice, believing the owner of the ship named, Castor and Pollux, and believing against the warning of Paul. But God meant it for good. -
NosferatuThe earliest vampire movie was a silent one. Exaggeration of expression and caption panels were required to convey the story. Silent movies were, after all, silent. But now, due to recent advances in, um, making stuff up, the whole story may be known! -
Tornado, the CatTornado came to us upon the insistence of a neighbor. She was a rescue, and my kids were young and concerned for her. What can I say, we let her in. Suddenly, the landscape inside became very different. -
The Ballad of Mary MagdaleneMary Magdalene has had several false claims raised against her recently and down through time. The Bible presents her as a tormented soul, and Christ as her Saviour. This is a poem presenting her story in that light. -
Dig Out Your Billfold HoneyWe used to have a Southern Gospel quartet back in the 1980s. One night the preacher said, "Dig out your billfold honey, the offering plate is a-comin' through," and this song came to me fully formed during the service.
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He Took it with Him -- He Left it All BehindWhat does the mix of stolen blood and stolen gold do to a man? What is the ultimate price of greed? This is the story of a Confederate soldier after the war, and the French gold he spread across eight states in eight years.
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Summer SeizeA song of summer, being the favorite season and the point at which all living things glorify God best.
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Gluten: Destroyer of WorldsGluten intolerance affects one of every 133 people. Most of them are not aware what's wrong and suffer needlessly. If elected president of the world, I will fix that. -
No WitnessesA short story about a Florida home invasion that went badly. Well -- it could have gone worse. -
Poetry is like -- Spring, Pigs Must Be Taught to Read -- Fifth Grade was PainfulThis is not a Haiku poem! This is a funny poem. You are hereby ordered to laugh at it, but in a very organized way.
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Miscellaneous BTed is an 'everyman' who holds down a regular job and is still in love with his wife. Everything is pretty normal in his life until he finds a used book - a very used book - in the Miscellaneous B section. -
To a Soldier's WidowThis is for one American war widow. This is for all America's widows of war. This is for all the men and women who have given, risked, and/or changed their lives by serving all that is America.