Come celebrate our Independence... 

 


On July 4, 1776, a small group of influential landowners put together a document which spelled out what we stood for as a nation.  We have designated July 4 as our national holiday to commemorate our independence.  We celebrate this date as a national holiday commemorating out nation independence from England. While we set off fireworks, eat hot dogs and hamburgers and drink beer and lemonade, we must also keep in mind the price we have paid in our history to maintain the freedom we value so much.  The Declaration of Independence was a formal document sent to King George III stating that from this date on we were no longer a colony of Great Britain.  As an avid keeper of a daily journal, King George entered: "July 4, 1776, nothing of much importance happened today." 

If we are to continue to enjoy our independence and freedom, we must be vigilant and do our part to keep the flag flying as a symbol of that which we value so much.  I am proud to have done my duty in uniform (1979-1992) in the United States Air Force.  I have also voted in every election since 1976.  I continue to voice my opinion in my blog from time to time.  While I may not agree with some of the people I know and associate with, I will respect their right to state their opinion.  I do not expect people to agree with me when I state an opinion, but I hope those who disagree will extend the same courtesy, not just to me to other people as well.  

In the meantime, I have four more stories to share with you.  These stories were submitted to Reedsy and accepted on their blog recently.  So, please take a few minutes to read my latest creative efforts.  And I hope your July 4th will be liberating experience.  
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  1. "Cover Up" Dr. Albert Wiezmueller is the leading scientist on a team in a bathysphere ready to explore the Marania Trench.  His team has been handpicked to explore one of the deepest missions ever.  While he monitors the craft from the deck of a salvage ship, a horrifying creature is released from the depths.  In a press conference, Dr. Albert Wiezmueller does not reveal what really happened to the bathysphere and the crew. As a career scientist, he chooses to keep the results covered up.  
  2. "Uncle Freddy's Writers Boot Camp"   Uncle Freddy is running a creative writing class that has some rules you must adhere to if you wish to pass his summer class.  According to the notice, Uncle Freddy runs a boot camp believing that the mind can only function creatively if the body is in peak shape.  Writers must run each morning before class and do push-ups if they disobey one of the rules.  As you can expect there is some push-back, bit for the most part, Uncle Freddy is good natured about it.  
  3. "Father Forgive Me, For I have Sinned" Sammual Hayes is caring for his wife in her final days.  She has cancer.  They have been married a long time and love each other dearly.  Sammual is faced with a moral dilemma as he can no longer watch his wife suffer any longer.  Their son protests his father's plan to mercifully end her life. Sammual knows that what he is about to do is wrong, but he can no longer bear to watch her suffer.  Her life is no longer worth living and without her, neither is his.  
  4. "When the Sunset Falls Hard" Tracy wrote a movie script when he was in summer camp at age thirteen.  He meets Roxanne who becomes a good friend and a confidant.  Sherman his best friend tries to help the couple stay together, but in the end the summer romance is simply that.  When he grows up, he goes to work for Sherman who produces films.  Tracy still keeps his script about how Roxanne had changed his life and how much he still thinks about her even now. 

Stay safe this holiday and keep doing things that are fun.  Use plenty of suntan lotion if you're like me and enjoy the outdoors. I want to thank you for taking the time to check my blog out
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