On This Day: Frederick Douglass in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania Freeman reported on an address given by 26-year-old Frederick Douglass at Independence Square
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Kerry Gleason is a novelist, screenwriter and freelance writer based in Colorado, near Denver.
Memorial Day 2025: Christy Matthewson
World War I required U.S. citizens from all walks of life to take up arms
Venezuelan Miscreants Destroy Quality of Life in Edgewater
Please note that I am in no way anti-refugee or anti-immigrant. I have friends all
One Road. The Only Road.
Camping in the Colorado wilderness presents challenges, always. On this occasion, it was a chance
Remembering Dick Butkus
The passing of Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus on Oct. 5 left me deeply
Sept. 2, 1838
Sept. 2, 1838. A black coachman, a freeman named Isaac Rolls, stashes a duffel bag in the rear of a train at the Baltimore station. Under a cloak of impending darkness, a twenty-year-old in a black sailor’s uniform waits in the weeds. He looks down and pulls a weed, pinching off a piece of the pale root…
“De white man, dey won’t harm you if you carry dis root.”
3 Days in a Ghost Town
The year is 1891. Under the watchful eyes of emigrants from French Canada and England
Original Limericks
For St. Patrick’s Day, March 17 in the Year of Our Lord 2023, the Denver
Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off
It is a tough battle to stay positive during a period of unemployment after your job is eliminated….The rejections keep piling up and piling on.
The Story Behind The Wanderers
Last Wednesday, I was introduced to a story idea through one of the most bizarre experiences ever. It’s worth sharing.