You Have to Ask for Help

The other day I wrote a post titled ‘Enduring Hell.’ You might wonder, what ‘Hell?’…

In Memory Of Nadine

I never asked her for a ‘major’ favor, but I always knew that if I…

A man told me that he tells his wife each day, as he leaves for…

The cold tip of a sharp hunting blade pressed against the skin of your gut…

Humanity is an electric impulse pulsating down a frayed wire. Where strands bridge the gap,…

Faithful Subjects: I hereby proclaim myself “Emperor of the Internet.” Fore-with, I alone shall govern…

I could have used Gmail or any service, but I set up @friedsblog.com. Some of…

Good thing I just deleted about 100 words of a post contending that ‘polygamy should…