I love to catch frogs. It is sometimes difficult. This one, however, caught me. I was sitting by the river and suddenly felt something cold and wet jump onto my leg. Such a cute little frog.

This is an unsigned photograph I bought at a local thrift store. A new worker from East Africa was attending to the area of the store where they keep a basket of antique and vintage photographs. I chatted

The following is a "Flash Fiction" story I wrote after learning about Flash Fiction. This story has been playing in my mind for a few years, but I felt overwhelmed to write it because I thought

Once, a tweeker I barely knew watched over my car and belongings after an ambulance took me to the hospital during an overdose. He was waiting for me there reading one of my books, The Visionist, hours

This is one of my first videos.

Before legalization, this is how it was. Feedback is always welcome.

Hi, Steemit! My name is Dan. I grew up in West Texas, but moved to Oregon after high school in 1996. I was adopted along with 7 other kids by good Christian parents who had one son already. I love them,

Today was a beautiful day. I spent it with (I've got to think of a nickname for him) We spent it at Armitage Park camp ground on the McKenzie River. This is where I like to look for snakes and fossils.

I haven't been out of bed much since returning to my "Ex." Maybe I'm a depression extremist? As I've mentioned in my blog, I'm not allowed to feed the cat. Yesterday morning the cat woke me wanting

I was attacked going to high school by five police who ambushed me in an intersection as I was walking to school one morning. They ordered me on the ground with guns. As I was complying, one of them tackled

As a poor U.S. citizen, going to Walmart is one of the funnest things I do in my life. Once, while visiting my hometown in Texas, I saw my childhood friend who was working there. I was in the greeting

There are maybe one hundred marijuana dispensaries in my area of Oregon. It's such a difference between. A few years ago and in other states when everything had to be kept on the down low and serious

I grew up with peacock feathers. They remind me of my parent's home who kept them in an antique vase. I am almost thirty nine years old. I left Texas more than 20 years ago to come live with my Aunt in

There are several wildfires in Oregon leaving smoke in the air throughout the state. This has an interesting effect on the appearance of the setting Sun. One day I hope to have a camera which can take

So this is kinda last minute for this week, but we were rehearsing this morning and I convinced Mohammad Muneem to do this open mic with me! This is a Kashmiri song written and composed by us (Alif) and

Having effective communication skills is important to navigate the world. Sometimes it can feel scary to speak to people regarding sensitive topics such as disagreements with coworkers or a boss. One key

I have been receiving telephone calls every day by heavily accented people claiming to be calling from the United States government. They say the government has accepted my grant proposal and I've been

Today in Charlottesville, Virginia, a car plowed into counter demonstrators killing at least one person and injuring 19 others. They were there to protest a White supremacist gathering of racists who were

I am excited about Steemit, but don't understand it well, yet. After reading several posts about how well Neo cryptocurrency is doing, I feel anxious to purchase some. I can only afford two Neo (coins?)

One evening when we lived in Georgia, I saw a giant 6 foot snake in the woods right after dusk. I ran to the shed and came back with a bucket. The snake began to slither away and so I grabbed it mid body