Writers Harbor

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • A Sense of Order

    Aside from the constant clicking of his desktop ten key, the silence in the office was deafening. Jonathan Prince had become accustomed to the cessation of sound over the past six months, but today the stillness had become almost intolerable. There was a time when he would have paid good money to replace all the…

  • A reflection on what I do for a living

    A writer and a poet I am not I am just a scribbler With a tiny passion To express my thoughts in writings Like a photographer Who works his lens And captures a perfect moment With a click So do I A scribbler Who play with words And capture a perfect thought With a pen…

  • The Burning Soldier (Part 4) “Riding the Wind “

    The Burning Soldier (Part 4) Riding the Wind “I don’t speak the language”. His words were half defiant and brusque, as if I was trespassing on hallowed ground. But they had also sounded a trifle apologetic, as if his lack of Gaelic somehow put him on the spot. For my part, I was almost relieved,…

  • The Burning Soldier (Part 3) Molotov Cocktails

    The Burning Soldier (3) Molotov Cocktails There was no point in trying to escape. I was trapped, and I knew it. If I tried to do a U-turn, I would be burning in seconds. Or shot. There was no way around the barricade. The only chance was to bluff it out. At least I knew…

  • Cops & Robbers (8B) “Spotlights and Bullets (Part 2) “

    Spotlights and Bullets Part TWO On the ground, there was now what sounded like complete chaos. Everybody was talking at once, but with half sentences, unintelligible instructions, warnings, and frantic counter orders. With bullets flying, tall mountains around, steel aerials, and a large bull’s eye painted on the bottom of my helicopter, I wondered once…

  • Cops & Robbers (8A) “Spotlights and Bullets “

    Spotlights and bullets I’m probably a little bit of an adrenaline junkie. No, make that a big bit. It’s all genetics. Maybe. The bottom line is that I would have made a lousy librarian. I just know I would have messed up any book shelf. I just like to feel I’m alive. I respect risk,…

  • Cops & Robbers (7B) “A Deadly Search (Part 2) “

    A Deadly Search (Part 2) A Hidden Killer Preoccupied as I was with what had happened, my mind was full of questions and self doubts. Could I have done better? Should I, could I, might I…? I was dumbfounded in a way, my usual bouncy confidence in the ability of the helicopter to work miracles…

  • Cops & Robbers (7A) “A Deadly Search “

    A Deadly Search If you ever spend any time in Search and Rescue, or any type of First Responder involvement, you will experience tragedy. The unnecessary tragic. Needless death. The pointless waste of human life, talent, ability and potential. I had already seen good men stuffed into disinterested, uncaring body bags, and neatly zipped up.…

  • The Burning Soldier (5) “Silent Warrior “

    with thanks to Enigma ” Silent Warrior “ The Burning Soldier Part 5: “SILENT WARRIOR “ I lie awake, and stare at the ceiling. The fan turns slowly, brushing soft air soothingly over my aching mind. In the early morning silence, I can hear my heart beat. I think of the Past, the Present, the…

  • Cops & Robbers (6) “About to fall off a Mountain “

    About to fall off a mountain It was the end of a hot sticky, day, and I was on the short drive home. I’d put the Sheriff’s helicopter back in the hangar, locked up, and departed for the day. Or so I thought. I was idly listening to Dispatch, when a strange call to the…

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