Tag Archives: Jack A. Urquhart

Word Wishes for Dillon, Wherever He May Be … by @jackaurquhart

©2013                                       390 words “Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you.  Do any human beings ever realize life while … Continue reading

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Lost or Found, Relative or Fake: My brush with Indigence, by @JackAUrquhart

©2013  980 words There has never been a time when I didn’t worry about money. I write that sentence understanding full well that I know nothing of abject poverty.  Indeed, pecuniary anxieties, when they’ve come my way, have been the … Continue reading

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A Letter to 5 Cowardly U.S. Senators, by @JackAUrquhart

April 18, 2013 Honorable Max Baucus (D-Montana) Honorable Mark Begich (D-Alaska) Honorable Heidi Heitkamp (D-North Dakota) Honorable Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) Honorable Marco Rubio (R-Florida) United States Senate, Washington, DC Senators, I am writing to express my disappointment, indeed, my sorrow, … Continue reading

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Out-of-Order Moments: A Shortlist, From my Youth, by @jackaurquhart

(Inspired by WordPress Daily Prompt, 4.14.2013: The Satisfaction of a List) ©2013  1100 words 1.  Apopka, Florida 1950-something:  I never know how to begin, so I just blurt it out—say that I want to plant flowers.  My aunt smirks at … Continue reading

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