Posted by eric on April 27, 2009 under Non-Fiction |

Have you seen the commercial that asks, “What can I get for $1?” Well, if you stumble into a thrift shop in Elgin,TX you could get your paws on one of the greatest calculator based games of 1977, Master Mind. I decided to buck the tiger and lay down a hard earned Washington for this device. I crossed my fingers hoping this device even still worked after sitting in a box for God knows how many years, but an hour later I was riding the lighting that is Master Mind. Read more of this article »
Posted by eric on February 11, 2009 under Fiction |
I entered the Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest this past December. This was an incredible feat for me. This was my second effort in three years. I actually liked this story better than the first, although the concept for the first one is good. I am reworking the first entry into a children’s book and I will post more info here as it becomes available. The image below shows the spinning of the drum for the Vietnam War. This is relevant to my short story…

Every Ten Years
Ernest Hemingway once said that you never hear the bullet that kills you. That is, if the hand that triggers that bullet is not your own. Today is my 60th birthday. It will also be the anniversary of my death.
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