The sun rises on a flag flying once torn, faded but still flying. The storm came and whipped it around. Still dripping from the night, but not backing down. Emerging from the rumble with breaks and bruises, heartache and trouble that nobody chooses. Color restored, waving in the wind watching my 11,786th day begin. Strong threadsContinue reading “New Hope and Strong Threads”
Author Archives: Ben Wilder
This Was Not A Date: After the Final Tulip
It’s been almost two full days. More information about the non-date date has come to my attention that you need to know, it’s only fair that you have the whole story. So take a journey with me, won’t you? If you need to get caught up before we move on, click here. Now that you’reContinue reading “This Was Not A Date: After the Final Tulip”
This Was Not A Date
It finished with a 20 minute ride home shortly after midnight and the scent from tulips riding shotgun filling up the cab of my car. I don’t even remember if I turned on the radio, but I have a crystal clear memory of looking up to the dark starry sky hanging over Interstate 24 andContinue reading “This Was Not A Date”
Second-by-Second Review of “Friday” by Rebecca Black
This is what music has come to, readers. Enjoy! Scroll down past the video to get my thoughts and synopsis of this song. 0:00 starts with a desk calendar featuring almost-familiar quotes for each weekday. Pencil video effect, nice touch. 0:03 I know watching this is a gigantic mistake. 0:11 clicked on the X to closeContinue reading “Second-by-Second Review of “Friday” by Rebecca Black”
Volume 6: Balancing Doggy Instinct With Class.
This morning, being as pleasant as it was in Nashville, I took my dog for a walk. Before we made it out of the yard, she discovered some evidence of a rabbit in our yard. Not only did the evidence make it clear a rabbit had been there recently, it was enough evidence to suggestContinue reading “Volume 6: Balancing Doggy Instinct With Class.”
Out of the Wilderness 