Three activities are unique to the human race: war, slavery, and genocide.  Certainly, there are other attributes that one might claim are solely human, but these are the ones that are the bedrock of two seemingly very different readings: Hitler’s Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields by Dr….

A few weeks ago a co-worker lost her husband, unexpectedly.  It was an odd and awkward situation. One day she was there and the next she wasn’t.  When I say awkward, I don’t mean that it was just something painful and something bad, which of course it was, or that…

Maybe next time around, I’ll get the contract, be successful, Maybe next time around, I’ll know the answers to the quiz. Catchy lyrics?  I’m thinking about writing a musical based on my life.  This could be a real opportunity.  All I need is “an angel” to back it.  I’ve already…

So what do you do when you have several stories and a couple of draft novels all occupying the same universe? Well, you get very confused and very overwhelmed. My first novel, Any Tomorrow, has been sitting in stasis on Amazon for a couple of years now. Since then I’ve…

The other day I was driving north on Cox Road.  If you aren’t familiar with the area, it’s a sort of mashup of industry, farms, and blue-collar housing.  About a quarter-mile from SR520, rolling as fast as his arms could propel him was a one-legged man in a wheelchair.  Dressed…

Man is compelled by two primary and undeniable motivations: sex and violence. These are the genesis of all behaviors. ©Copyright 2018 by Kevin Fraleigh

Ray Travis wanted to be a writer, It was his sole ambition, But as things do so often, Life got in the way. Ray Travis was a good writer, Everyone said so, Although few actually read his words, Life got in the way. Ray Travis wore a uniform, Fell in…

You can’t write a novel by standing in the shallows, nor can you wade out cautiously into some placid tidal pool. Creation is a violent process. Only by letting yourself get caught in the rip current, and carried into the depths, can you fully release the character within. ©Copyright 2018…

Car salesmen, as a class, have a reputation that is not entirely favorable.  Considering their history, I can’t say that it is entirely unearned.  On the other hand, it is also not entirely their fault.  Now, I know what you’re going to say, it seems like everyone today is a…

The problem with owning a pet is this: They are expensive to maintain, They are messy, They are inconvenient, And worst of all, When they die, A part of your heart goes with them to the grave. ©Copyright 2018 by Kevin Fraleigh