gene poore
I retired from the Marine Corps in 1972. Also active in the ministry for years, but in my goldern years I write while retired from everything except social security, death, and taxes - hopefully remaining in that order.
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The Return of the Shepherdreligious short thought
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Smoke Signalsincognito smoking
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How to Move that Bird FeederTwo minute jobs take a half hour
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Kindness for Ernie ... A Herocompassion is not always kindness
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Plain Salad, Pleasecanned food roulette
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Woe is Us!religious short thoughts
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Whatever Comforts the Heartreligious short thoughts
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Tare or Wheat?religious short thoughts
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Walk in the Spiritreligious short thoughts
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The Appointmentreligious short thought
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Saved More Than Oncereligious short thought
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Remorse or Repentance?religious short thought
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We Are Not Our Ownreligious sort thoughts
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In Which Line Are We Standing?religious short thoughts
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If We Miss Heaven .religious short thought
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More About Prayerreligious short thoughts
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Hindrance to Prayerreligious short thoughts
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How to Prayreligious short thoughts
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Give, and it Shall Be GivenReligious Short Thought
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Feed His SheepReligious Short Thought
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Faith StepReligious Short Thoughts
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Are You that You?religious short thoughts
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Are We Faithful Servants?Religious short thoughts
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After This, the JudgmentReligious short thought
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My Domino Theory to What Infects the GalaxyToday, would either scientists or government admit nuclear explosions might have in an itty-bitty way altered weather patterns? -
Barf BagOur instructor's indoctrination included the airsickness words, "If you puke, you clean it up!"
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What If Righteous People Pray?Cause fervent prayers availeth much, Hardened hearts our God will touch;
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Rifle InspectionI was ready to go, when the word finally come. "Fall out . . . Fall out . . . Outside everyone!"
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For Double Parking, Please Press TwoHas any driver not yelled, "Stupid idiot," at another driver's inconsideration, and then wished a cop had observed the incident, pursued the idiot, and gave the idiot a ticket? -
How to Get My GoatInstead, the goat eats my shag rug. He doesn't need the fiber. He gets fiber from eating the old sofa and dusty drapes after every telephone caller indiscretion.
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Bus Ride ReadingAny words, any sentences, any phrases, any paragraphs not hiding on a computer disk or hard drive, I keep stashed in a dank box in the dark of my closet.
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Chapter Eleven: Campground Paranoia. . . Preacher's eyeballs rolled toward heaven. He kept yelling: "Hallelujah!" God! He's electrocuted! I screamed "Jesus!" and snapped off the circuit breaker. -
Chapter Ten: Campground ParanoiaAs mothers shrieked their children into their camper, and doors slammed a rippling sound, I asked the night, "What in hell?"
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Chapter Nine: Campground ParanoiaSince he thought the event a "Good-bye" affair not a "Thank God he's gone" jubilee, Weirdo Wolfie kept the party secret better than anyone.
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Chapter Eight: Campground ParanoiaI grabbed the cane tip. "You sassy geezer. You'll need more than a cane if I jump over this counter."
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Chapter Seven: Campground ParanoiaTo extend the siphon, he yanked, twisted, flipped the sucker. Droplets from the hose flew toward the breakfast group. Someone yelled. "Hey, man! You hit me with crap juice!" -
Chapter Six: Campground Paranoia"I have a complaint against the campground." "One? I thought the line started at Four-way Corners." The Deputy looked up. His words flowed under steadfast eyes. "Your dog mauled Ms. Priss' cat." -
Chapter Five: Campground ParanoiaI learned about destroyed nocturnal tranquillity three months into campground management. An unhappy camper hammered the resident manager's door at an hour when even sand slept. -
Chapter Four: Campground ParanoiaAs I pondered about which dune to stuff a corpse, I glimpsed my first streaker. A shiny-wet nude, streaked with soapsuds, lumbered from the women's shower.
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Elephants Eat EclairsI say all that to introduce a writing exercise that brings personal entertainment, even if the drill does not trigger a plot.
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Lizard LeapsFred glanced down to where I pointed, jumped from her crouch to one side, and leaped almost out of her shorts onto the living room sofa
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Chapter Two -- Campground ParanoiaNow Fred knew. She gave me that supportive "I see an idiot" glance.
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Smoke Signals"People quit smoking all the time." "Yeah. The same people quit all the time."
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Blind Luck"I don't want that wimpy tool that causes thumb blisters. I want my power driver."
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What's Up, Doc?"Two days ago my husband ripped his elbow half off on a rusty nail. Yesterday, he cracked his skull and puffed-up his eyebrow with a power drill."
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Campground ParanoiaWhy should I tolerate unauthorized cat crap? I yelled from the store-office door. "Stop your cat from polluting the campground. Use your own beachfront property."
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All You Have to Do IsMy nape hair stiffened. Shaking my head, I mouthed her words sarcastically. "All you have to do is...."