Chaon: Blog

Congrats to all the winners of the 2022 Clitorides Awards.

And congrats to the runners up and those who got nominated. Fantastic work from you all.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays or whatever to all the writers and readers who have made this year so much easier to handle.

It's looking like next year is going to be more of the same but with all the talent here, we will have something to take our minds off how things are going.

Take care and protect yourselves and your friends and family and we will get through this.

Well with the 20th anniversary of September 11 just past, my muse forced me to put down some thoughts about that terrible day and what I saw from so far away.

It's not fantastic story or even entertaining but just some musings on that day from me.

Hi wonderful readers.

Just a tiny little short-short story this morning that came to me while I was trying to actually get some sleep last night.

And when I finally got to sleep, I got woken up by neighbor upstairs using some type of industrial drill or grinder or something that rattled everything with an atrocious sound that had me jumping out of bed thinking it was falling down.

But aside from that, enjoy the story for what it is. A quick laugh.

I just read a message from a veteran who read my story 'The Veteran' and one thing that really touched me is that they were unable to visit the Wall where the names of their brothers were because of the pain that kept them away.

They seemed to feel shame that they couldn't visit to talk to their lost ones but to me, thy are carrying a personal Wall inside them every day.

Their memories of those they served with and who never returned are always with them and that is what the physical Wall represents.

So to all those Veterans, know that you carry a Wall of Remembrance carved with the names of those who fell, inside you.

And I am so proud that my little story was able to touch so many Veterans.

Thank you.