Former Career Fire and EMS Lieutenant-Specialist, Writer, and Master Photographer.
Tag: Dark Horse
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The solstice always comes like an alarm clock I didn’t set. This year, it hit me harder than any before. At age forty-six, I finally broke. I set my phone to erase every message the second it came in. Calls went straight to nowhere. I deleted every app that ever made me feel like I…
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Some names are given at birth—chosen in hospitals, whispered in delivery rooms, penned on certificates by people who may or may not have any real idea who we are yet. Others are earned through fire, dirt, resilience, and reputation. Still others are worn like armor, or masks, or sometimes both, depending on the day. The…
