By Keith C. Milne **The actual names of my relatives in this post have been changed for both their privacy, and mine. My ancestors came […]
Personal Experiences, Commentary, and Fiction
The Truth Is Necessary For Healing To Occur
February 26, 1970-February 08, 2024 By Keith C. Milne No one is able to adequately express the loss they feel from your untimely death dear […]
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By Keith C. Milne If you are feeling anxious, angry, depressed, sad, or generally ill-at-ease these days, you’re not alone. Mental illness is on the […]
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By Keith C. Milne So, here we are again, at the beginning of another year. This time, the year is 2024. Sounds like Science Fiction, […]
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A Short Story By Keith C. Milne “Oh man! What the . . . ? Ben! Hey, Ben!” Louis, the postman, could tell something wasn’t […]
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A Short Story By Keith C. Milne I can still recall my first memory of a Blue Jay landing on one of my branches when […]
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A Short Story By Keith C. Milne PROLOGUE JEFFREY STONE I am not depressed and I’m not crazy. At least I don’t think I am. […]
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By Keith C. Milne Once upon a time, being in a rush, or the act of rushing, used to be reserved for emergencies and special […]
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By Keith C. Milne I was nervous and didn’t really know why. I had traveled plenty in the past. I have been to Europe twice, […]
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A Short Story By Keith C. Milne ONE The rusty, dented, rattling, old gray truck with a homemade rear bumper constructed from a pressure treated […]
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By Keith C. Milne What do I mean by diametrically opposing forces? I mean yin/ yang, night and day, polar opposites. Meanness and kindness. Wouldn’t […]
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By Keith C. Milne Hey, YOU! can’t you feel my pain? I’ve been trying to talk to you for years, but you never listen to […]
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A Short Story by Keith C. Milne Rated R: Violence, Language, Sex, Drugs This is a fictional story. Any part of this story that might […]
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By Keith C. Milne The quite noticeable change towards a warming planet due to increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is an uncomfortable reminder that […]
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By Keith C. Milne Emily’s Transition: I cannot believe I’m here again. I don’t belong here. I don’t feel old enough to be at my […]
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By Keith C. Milne “Radical,” “lesbian,” “faggot,” “sissy boy,” “dyke,” “sexist,” and “oppressor” are some of the concepts used in The Woman-Identified Woman by Radicalesbians […]
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By Keith C. Milne I recently overheard someone say they didn’t understand “culture.” For some reason, this got me thinking about the term, then the […]
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By Keith C. Milne Ken looked out over the vast expanse before him and felt the cool breeze blowing through his hair. The sun was […]
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By Keith C. Milne Normally, when someone speaks about symbolic interaction, it is easy to assume that he or she is referring to people engaging […]
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Commercial scale culture makes people totally dependent upon money by turning everything into a commodity that can be bought and sold. Everyone who comes to America and lives in a similar situation, or is born into this type of system quickly learns this.
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By Keith C. Milne While reading Tillie Olsen’s heart wrenching short story, “I Stand Here Ironing,” a profound sense of sadness filled my being. As […]
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the high definition film starts playing the instant you begin reading a good book!
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By Keith C. Milne We’ve all seen them, you know, the idiots who walk around, drive around, bike around while endlessly staring at their “smartphone” […]
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By Keith C. Milne Growing up in California, the summers seemed to start early and end really late, so I grew up with lots of […]
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By Keith C. Milne I recently began to seriously contemplate living and making do with less, and have taken baby steps in that direction over […]
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By Keith C. Milne I always knew that I would stay married forever to the right person. I knew you were that person all those […]
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By Keith C. Milne At any given time period in our lives, beginning with Infancy, there are aspects of living and experiences happening to us […]
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By Keith C. Milne Today, while sitting in my favorite chair contemplating the deeper meaning of life, I was suddenly struck with an idea for […]
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By Keith C. Milne The issue of gun violence in the United States has been a topic of intense debate for many years, and it’s […]
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By Keith C. Milne Like many people, I have a few subscriptions. These days, it isn’t hard at all to begin a subscription to a […]
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By Keith C. Milne I will admit that I have become a semi-news junkie. For me, that means I consume a lot more news nowadays […]
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By Keith C. Milne A couple of days ago, I found myself-once again-huddled over a large box on my living room floor that contained a […]
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By Keith C. Milne When I was a young boy, the world and everything in it seemed magical to me. Everything I learned about made […]
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By Keith C. Milne As much as I wish to stay informed, it doesn’t seem to matter what source I turn to for learning about […]
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By Keith C. Milne I am a very lucky older man a little into my sixties, despite a growing list of annoying little health issues […]
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By Keith C Milne The tension between charity and giving vs. not incentivizing laziness and lethargy continues to churn as conservatives, especially the far right, […]
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By Keith C. Milne I can still remember a time when I was likely more excited by Christmas than the average kid! All of my […]
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By Keith C. Milne The other day I came across a bunch of photos and some short videos of the two trips to Europe that […]
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By Keith C. Milne Ask anyone who knows me well and they will be able to vouch for just how much I have embraced and […]
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By Keith C. Milne Our families can be our ultimate support system or our worst nightmares come to life. Many, if not most of us […]
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By Keith C. Milne The way we live, the choices we humans have made along the path to now, have taken an enormous toll on […]
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By Keith C. Milne The Top Ten! I used to always want to be in this group while I was growing up! Actually, I never […]
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By Keith C. Milne July 23, 2022 I LOVE Dogs! ALL OF THEM. Dogs are like the spirits of people trapped inside their furry bodies, […]
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Philip Wayne Salter July 25, 1935-November 17, 2021 May you eternally rest in peace By Keith C. Milne I’ll never forget the day that I […]
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By Keith C. Milne Decades ago, when I regularly made less than I needed to for all of my labor, I used to love it […]
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I always got the same jolt every single time I watched someone jump out of an airplane with only their wits and a chute on their back.
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By Keith C. Milne I am the guy in my family that takes care of all things monetary. A few years ago, my spouse retired […]
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I just returned home from having a couple of preliminary tests done prior to a foot surgery feeling semi-abused AGAIN! The experience of going to […]
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By Keith C. Milne What? More big government!? It shouldn’t have to be this way, at all. While growing up, I was taught from the […]
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By Keith C. Milne *This is a re-edited version of the original post on March 18, 2021, and contains the original content (cleaned up) and […]
