This old house had been in my family for years. I had seen my life pass on this beach. My wife said her final goodbyes in the bed in the back bedroom. I hadn’t slept in that bed in years, just couldn’t. I slept in my recliner in the den where my cigars and beer … Continue reading The Hurricane
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A Mercenaries Tale
I awoke just before dawn. I washed off and put on my clothes. Tied my boots and put on my knife. I had hundreds but always seemed to use the same one every day. I guess the rest were for collecting and this one was my work knife. I don’t like to be called a … Continue reading A Mercenaries Tale
Come Back to Me
James Heaton copyright 2024 On the coast of Western California, on a rocky beach sits an old Airstream RV. Nothing around but the cliff and the truck that was parked on the rocks. It was desolate and peaceful. Under the shade of the awning sits a man with his German Shepard. He is young, maybe … Continue reading Come Back to Me
Summers Gone
“When I’m gone light a candle when you miss me. If you’re lucky I might come and blow it out.”
The Mistress
She remains the obsession of my truest heart,But to me she has and will always be my salvation.In the harshest of times, I always turned to her.But many claim to do the same. But she is mine and always has been.The cruelest part is that she doesn’t realize her worth.And I call to her daily, … Continue reading The Mistress
The Dirty Little War
Compliment her, enjoy her presence and let her know that being right there in the same room with her is everything to you....
The Treasure
Treasures should never be hidden...
The Proposal
The way she lit up a room. With her starry eyes.
Grains of Sand
Do we create the love we find? Are we destined to be with someone? Two people discover love in the most unlikely place.
A grandfathers wisdom…
How to Be A Real Man A 2021 Guide to Being the Best Man You Can Be James Heaton This is the guide for being the best man you can be in the present day. Times have changed! Its not 1940 anymore. We as humanity are evolving, at least some of us are. Growing … Continue reading A grandfathers wisdom…