tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112710660042411375.post8228672251488289756..comments2023-09-14T09:07:24.878-07:00Comments on Chaotic Terrain Press: Just ColdM.H............................http://www.blogger.com/profile/09700448714612192198noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112710660042411375.post-19587990184831247452016-11-21T05:02:17.719-08:002016-11-21T05:02:17.719-08:00I wrote this on Facebook on November 21, 2012: Thr...I wrote this on Facebook on November 21, 2012: Three Saturday mornings ago I was outside the abortion place in Asheville as usual, appealing to moms to let their children live. A dozen of us were there. A young homeless man was there also, talking with everyone. Eventually the only two people left on the sidewalk were me and the young man. Initially I felt trapped because I wanted to leave, but the young man wanted to talk—he just wanted company. So, I stayed. I learned something of his background, his history, his troubles. An Asheville doctor let him live in his house once for a while. The young man was always losing things, but he said they were stolen. He was a little manic and held a large can of beer. We attended to the birds around us—we thought we saw a hawk but when I got out my binoculars, it was only a blue jay. He told me that he had been in a psych ward in southern California. When I said that the food in the Buncombe jail was bad, he said it was good. He was a bright and sensitive person and I told him so. He thanked me and asked why I thought that. I said, “Your vocabulary, your interests.” I said, “I don’t know what I’d do in your circumstances” but told him to find a purpose for his life and that would help him be disciplined. After an hour it was time for me to go. I thought that was all I could give him, an hour of companionship. I invited him to come back the following week, but he didn’t show. This morning I read in the paper that his body was found on Friday behind an abandoned building in Asheville. Jeffrey Reynolds, age 23. Police are investigating.M.H............................https://www.blogger.com/profile/09700448714612192198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112710660042411375.post-79774159806087053362015-10-11T02:43:20.620-07:002015-10-11T02:43:20.620-07:00I enjoyed 'Homesick' immensely and hope to...I enjoyed 'Homesick' immensely and hope to read more stories asap. Best wishes Mr. Hunt! SusanS.E. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489374960726889538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112710660042411375.post-88633306787738936042015-10-08T07:26:10.291-07:002015-10-08T07:26:10.291-07:00I gave away about a dozen copies on Christmas Eve ...I gave away about a dozen copies on Christmas Eve last year (2014) on a street corner and was offered $30 total by several people, only $10 of which I kept. Some I gave to a homeless woman.M.H............................https://www.blogger.com/profile/09700448714612192198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112710660042411375.post-24599785284489848092013-12-10T11:02:34.604-08:002013-12-10T11:02:34.604-08:00I now have a longer version that I submitted for a...I now have a longer version that I submitted for a newspaper contest. It contains an additional 170 words that give a longer introduction and set the scene more.M.H............................https://www.blogger.com/profile/09700448714612192198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112710660042411375.post-10214358854908319022013-12-01T17:42:25.879-08:002013-12-01T17:42:25.879-08:00The nativity scene in the photo inspired the setti...The nativity scene in the photo inspired the setting for the story. This display was in my neighborhood.M.H............................https://www.blogger.com/profile/09700448714612192198noreply@blogger.com