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Touched from Beyond

     It has been too long since John Dooly took a vacation away from his home and work. He decided to visit relatives in Colorado. There was his brother, uncle and their families. John’s older brother Burt allowed John to stay with them during his family vacation. John had a son and ex-wife, but they were not on this trip. Even being divorced, he did maintain good relations with his ex and son. This vacation, John wanted to visit family he doesn’t see daily, so here he is having fun being among those so far away.      This was the next to the last day of his vacation, so his uncle, David decided it would be fun to visit an old historic house known to be haunted. John was not sure about this but wanted to see if there were any ghosts or simply enjoy seeing a historic place and learn its history.      John and the small group of the family walked up to the tour guide, she told them how many people felt different things in the home and not ...

Book Spotlight

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Whisper of Rage

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The pain from within, cry out to the sky, The anger I seek, it is all a lie I can’t understand why, light up the bong, The power of my might, where can I go wrong, The rage climbs my mind, what is wrong with me, I can’t survive, I must run, flee, Demon smiles block my way, No matter what, the whisper of obey, I must fight, win my battle, Here I sit lashing of teeth, being herded like cattle, My body burns, this is not hell, Just torment of my soul, till the ring of the bell, I need to sleep, tears flow my swollen eyes, I cry out to the sky, it’s the roll of the dice, Hate, chaos, rage and more, please silence the beast, I reach out, help, for my soul they feast, Find my way back, the path is gone, six feet under the sod, Hear my sounds of silence, they say oh God.

Pathways of Life

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                A person must be careful when they tread in the darkness. A person’s wings of power could turn into the wings of shadows. The temptation to look through the looking glass of stone might show you an illusion of reality. For what is real? What is reality? Life itself will only show a person a tease of what the future holds.                 Beware of the pathways we take, for no one truly knows where the path will take you. Humanity is the artist if life and death. With just a twist of its hand beauty beyond beauty. The mighty grip of the other hand destroys all that you will ever love. We are all life and death rolled up in one.                 No matter who you are, the end of the path will show us all how everything will end or begin again. The ...

Short Story: Real or Nightmare

     Mandy looked at her hand, not her hand, but a child’s hand, she was eleven again. She was alone in her pajamas, she was standing against the wall in her apartment bedroom in the present, dark, low light, then the door open, fear, fear, fear, she sees her uncle walked in her room starring at a sleeping child in a small bed, her bed. Confused, her uncle walked over to the bed, suddenly reaching out and took hold of her tiny throat. Mandy’s eyes widen, her mind screamed, her soul gasped for breath, then as if she was not there, she opened her eyes to see her uncle above her, chocking her, she couldn’t screamed, but her mind yelled, ‘WAKE UP!’       Mandy raised from her bed, not screaming but gasping for air, coughs and rolls over trying to breathe. She felt someone stirring in bed, she recognized the shadow, her lover, and she was here by her side asleep. Mandy slide out of bed onto the floor catching her breath, her dream was so real, it was lik...
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I even wrote a book of poems. Poetry of Love and Lost.                                                        The Journey to Love and Pain      I lay my wings back sitting at the tip of the mountain cliff watching life fade away, the Sun light dims in the horizon and darkness creeps from the shadows, hope is hoping for another day to bring joy that we lose when we look away from the light.      Love is a word with many meanings, but one meaning holds true weight that can make or break anyone's heart. The heart is the muscle that bears the burden of lost love and at the same time is filled with the strength of many horses with the power of true love.      There is a saying, "To be loved brings pain no matter if it is good or bad, but to unloved is to be in purgatory." There is a fine l...

Horror Book: Pathways Into Darkness

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Here is my horror short story book.  Darkness lurks in the shadows, the corner of an eye, in place a person would never expect, a choice that will take your life. So, be warned, a pathway is never clear, just the beginning of the story that can lead to the light and lead into darkness. Here are eight stories of simple people wanting to see the light of their choices in hoping for a better end, but darkness is always lurking down those pathways. No one knows what’s awaits them at the end of such path, but in the end, its all about free will and making the right choice to lead a person away from the darkness. Buy at: http://www.lulu.com/shop/leonard-rich/pathways-into-darkness/paperback/product-23733442.html https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pathways-into-darkness-leonard-rich/1129181906?ean=9781387972951 https://www.amazon.com/Pathways-Into-Darkness-Rich/dp/1387972952/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=pathways+into+darkness&qid=1549835328&s=books&sr=1-2-catcor...