Written by Tom Davis – MATURE THEME – I was just sitting there minding my own business, wanting to drink my beer in peace. Gladys don’t like me drinking much, but I don’t never get drunk no more. Hardly. Guess I outgrowed it. Anyways, I wasn’t bothering nobody, when this fellaContinue Reading
Written by Tom Davis – Tomorrow I’m going to start writing—seriously writing. For years now, I’ve always wanted to. My husband and I have talked about it. He swears I’ll be great. I’m an avid reader, articulate, and can turn a phrase better than most. I have important things to say,Continue Reading
Written by Tom Davis – My last tour in the Army with Special Forces was as the Inspector General for the United States Special Operations Command (USASOC) at Ft. Bragg, NC. My job called me to conduct investigations that involved higher ranking officers or high profiles incidents. There was oneContinue Reading
Honorable Mention – Written by Tom Davis – Johnny told me about Santa Claus. Pat, one of his older brothers, told him. It happened about a week before Christmas. As soon as he could, Johnny hightailed it over to my house. We were best friends, so I was the first oneContinue Reading
Written by Tom Davis – I’d never even been close to a dead person before, much less ever seen somebody die. It happened Thanksgiving. That year Thanksgiving came the day after my birthday. To appreciate this story, you have to know my family’s history. At least the family on myContinue Reading
Written by Tom Davis – Uncle Bud didn’t move. The pool of blood around him grew larger with each heart beat. He wore nothing except for a towel covering his feet. Aunt Josie couldn’t do anything but hiccup and cry. Beau, hiding under the sewing machine table, thumped his tail against theContinue Reading
Written by Tom Davis – In 1996 I had the opportunity to command a Joint Special Operations Task Force ( JOTF). The JSOTF’s mission was to provide a recovery/extraction force for military (members of the MCC– Military Coordination Center. More on that later) and “civilian,” read that CIA, personnel who wereContinue Reading
Written by Tom Davis – Mama said she could just die. Daddy sighed and shook his head. The new preacher’s wife gagged. Aunt Josie’s eyes rolled. Paw Paw grinned. And Uncle Bud. . .He gnawed on his drumstick. I hate okra. I can’t stand the sight, the smell, and mostContinue Reading
