“Gus”

02Nov08

He awoke shivering to the feeling of an ant scrambling across the rugged terrain that was his face…he lay there, just feeling it’s tiny legs feel their way across his pitted unshaven cheek.  He slowly put his hand up to his face and let the little creature find it’s way to his finger and climb [...]

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Meet Misha

26May08

Chapter 2
The mirror was cloudy and spotted. There were places where only black glass showwed and nothing reflected back…she stood there feeling empty and alone. She was tired of looking at herself in this nasty old mirror and wondering how many more days she would wait. She looked at the bumpy surface of the chrome [...]

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New Idea…

10May08

Ok Im tired of not writing… and Im tired of just telling everyone about my Police academy experiences (riveting though they may be) Im ready to do somthing different… so here is my idea.
Im gonna put a piece of somthing Ive been writing on here and I want some ideas…
I have some good characters, but [...]

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One small step…

12Feb08

Today I passed the first official step of becoming qualified by the Lubbock Police Department to be a peace officer. I met the minimum physical requirements… not only did I meet them, but I actually surpassed them. We were required to do at least 40 pushups, and 40 situps each in a minute. Then we had to [...]

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One More Down

02Feb08

Finished week four… and it wasnt bad at all. I think Im getting stronger…no I KNOW I am cause 75 push ups dont hurt a bit. Next week Ill be memorizing my powers to arrest, which amounts to about the same as a couple of chapters in the Bible… but hey, everyone does it… I [...]

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Three Weeks

26Jan08

So, you guys have stuck with me…. except barry, who thinks he can kick my rear…and I guess he has stuck with me to… he just thinks he can kick my rear…
Anyway… Its 3 weeks down… and Police Academy has become my life.
 I show up at about 7:15, sit in the classroom  for a few [...]

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Thanks Ya’ll

28Dec07

You folks are just great! I dont know how to respond to each of your comments individually, and to tell you the truth, I stink at that kind of thing anyway… but I want you all to know how much I enjoy getting comments on here. If you knew me, and my wife will attest, [...]

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3 weeks

15Dec07

It’s wierd… I walked out of my polygraph with the news that I had passed and that it was the last thing on the list that could have disqualified me from the academy… but it still was’nt real. I couldn’t figure out why. I mean here I am finally cleared to do somthing I’ve been waiting [...]

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Truth vs. Perception

09Dec07

Truth vs. Perception… is’nt that a misnomer? I mean, not to say there isn’t truth, there certainly is truth… but in the human mind, when there is a perception, esspecially an unquestioned one, truth is irrelevant, isnt it? I have heard so many people (myself included) say “well thats not what I meant, and Im not [...]

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Last first step

05Dec07

So, today is the last step of the first step to my becoming one of Lubbock’s finest… or somthing like that. I am taking my polygraph… or lie detector… Then if (when) I pass, I will be finally approved to begin Lubbock’s Police Academy in January. That is the big deal. This has been a [...]

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