Author Archives: John Philpin

“I live about 30 minutes North of here. There really isn’t any work up there. My husband is a mechanic from Mexico. He has his own auto repair business and helps me look after the children. I drive down here to work. I like it, the hours are flexible so it makes the family side […]

I worked in San Diego in those days. Everybody around me was promising the world and just doing it what it took. Nobody was asking questions. It was crazy. I held to my truth. But I was the only one that did. But it still all blew up. That was ten years ago. Now I […]

Unless you track it, this kind of news can scoot past you before you even realize what is going on. The 2018 winner was just announced. “The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war […]

“I spent the day with my dog.” “What kind of dog is it?” “A Boston Terrier.” “Oh wow, do you have pictures?” “I did, but I lost my camera and so all my pictures.” “Oh no, you know these days it’s so easy to keep your photos backed up in the cloud, so you’ll never […]

Jan knows the UK and lives in Texas now, but the journey from one to the other allowed her to see the rest of the world. She lived in Mildenhall. I’d heard of it. Used to live near there myself. She joined the USAF to get trained, qualified and see a world ‘outside of the […]

Stood to the side of the road, walking stick supporting him. Well kept. Elegant even. Just standing. The traffic constantly passing him by. No slowing down, but then no attempt by him to get them to either. I slowed down to let him cross. No movement. I opened the window. “Would you like a lift?” […]

I rarely dream. Well to be more accurate, I rarely recall dreams. I wake up and maybe I can remember a little of what was going on … but on the whole not much connects my unconscious world with my conscious. It was six weeks ago. This one was vivid. I woke up with it […]

You Might Want To Read ‘The Dream’ before reading on. The First My mind was spinning. Waking with a start and bells in my head. What are these numbers. I quickly realized it was the phone ringing. The adrenalin kicked in and accepted the call … noting the time … 5:30 am. “Hello!” “I know […]

This is part three of my story. You might want to read Part One : ‘The Dream’ and Part Two : ‘The Calls’ before reading on. Time to get on a plane. Well, actually a plane, a couple of trains and a few automobiles. On a trip like this, I usually book ahead. But not […]

This is part four of my story. You might want to read; Part One : ‘The Dream’ Part Two : ‘The Calls’ Part Three : ‘The Journey’ before reading on. My mind was pretty clear as to how to organize the funeral. He was to be cremated. We would have a small service in the […]