Just a block away from Hazelridge is Florist Road. On one side of the road is the city side and on the other side of the road is the county side. A lot of times the county residents in that area would venture into the city. On their […]
“C’mon you guys. I know of something else that we can bomb,” I said. I had discovered a huge hornet’s nest that was in a bush right beside the front porch to my house. Just like with Ernie earlier, we began bombing away without any warning whatsoever, and […]
As far as Ernie went, there were several reasons why we felt the urge to specifically go to war, not only with him but also with his sister as well. For one, both were forbidden to play with any of the neighborhood kids. That is because his parents […]
Since we had moved to a new neighborhood that meant that I had to attend a new school. That is where I first met Tony. It was in Miss Brammer’s fourth grade class at Preston Park Elementary. Just so happens that since I joined the class so late […]
Since leaving Roseville our life as a family unit seemed to fall into a recurring pattern. Every year we would find ourselves moving again when our lease expired. From Monterey Drive we moved to Maycrest Street in the Round Hill neighborhood in northwest Roanoke. A year later we […]
In retrospect, it is impossible to discern exactly how I had learned to concoct such a scheme. In all likelihood, it was probably my parent’s lack of guidance that enabled me to learn such a thing. As far as my dad went, he was of Polish descent. Although […]
Our count had grown to three dogs when our scheme became somewhat wrinkled by Dawn when she ran into Stephanie, who was on yet another mission for bait. “Have you by chance seen Michelle?” Dawn asked. “Yup. She’s outside playing with some kids,” Stephanie replied. “Listen, I need […]
“BOBBY! MICHEEEELLE!” Dawn screamed at the top of her lungs. She was the oldest of my sisters and four years my senior. “Where did those dogs come from and who put them in my room?” The way she was screaming and carrying on caused Bobby to come flying […]
Nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains in southwest Virginia lies Roanoke, a place that I have called home for most of my life. To the locals it is known as the Star City because of the massive man-made star that sits atop Mill Mountain. To the historians […]
The Against the System series is dedicated to my sons, Damian and Aaron. The idea of Against the System came to me several years ago before my present incarceration. Even back then I felt compelled to write and share some of my experiences, but for one reason or […]
I recall in vivid detail exactly where I was at and exactly what I was doing when I learned what had happened that fateful day. My supervisor and I happened to be sitting in the office trailer that the electrical company I worked for had stationed in the […]
It is hard to pinopoint exactly how things went wrong. Perhaps it had something to do with the choices I made. Or maybe there were some contributing factors that ultimately led to the position that I am currently in, but that is nothing short of conjecture. What I […]
Hello there, my name is David. I would like to personally thank you for not only visiting this site, but also for taking the time to read this. Hopefully, you will give me an opportunity to share myself with you through my writings. As far as myself, writing […]
