Karlyle TommsDec 15, 201971 minTHE CALLING DREAMFIRST THREE CHAPTERS Copyright © 2019 Karlyle Tomms All rights reserved First Edition PAGE PUBLISHING, INC. New York, NY First originally...
Karlyle TommsJan 20, 201915 minWILL THE REAL MASCULINITY PLEASE STAND UP?Okay, Gillette does a commercial which chastises men for bad behavior, a shadow of the “#MeToo” movement. Some men react, “I don’t need...
Karlyle TommsJan 8, 201819 min#MeTooI labored over whether to write this for a couple of months. I wasn’t quite sure exactly what I wanted to say, or in the final edit, that...
Karlyle TommsNov 1, 201714 minWHITE FEAREven though my father was from southern California, I was born in the butt crack of nowhere, in northern Arkansas where my mother’s...
Karlyle TommsNov 1, 20179 minThe Woe in WomanShe eloped across the county line at fourteen, lied about her age, and married a man almost twice her age. In today’s world, he probably...
Karlyle TommsNov 7, 201616 minSTANDING IN THE SHADOW OF COURAGE - Perceptions of my FatherOn the day my father died, I found a black feather on my way back from lunch standing straight up in the grass as though it had been...
Karlyle TommsJul 31, 20169 minMOMENTS OF PEACEMoments of Peace Karlyle Tomms 7/30/16 Pinnacle Mountain stands alone along the Arkansas...
Karlyle TommsApr 13, 201610 minGRATITUDEThree words came to mind the first time I saw her –weird, strange, and goofy. She was older than the rest of us. She had a minimum of...
Karlyle TommsOct 31, 201513 minPerception and InjusticeThe eastern Ozarks of Arkansas are not quite as grand as those to the west. Here the Ozark Mountains begin to roll gradually into the...
Karlyle TommsJun 28, 201523 min"HATE (My Story)"I understand hate. I have felt rage so intense that it incites to kill. I have felt seething, malignant resentment so extreme that it...
Karlyle TommsMar 14, 201511 min"Nigger?" An Essay(NOTE: I have been surprised by the number of people (All white people so far) who have completely missed the point of this essay. This...
unclepooh57Feb 17, 20159 minDEATH & LIFE EXPERIENCEYesterday my aunt was laid to rest. Cold Arkansas wind sawed at our ears as we stood beside the grave site, an omen of snow later to...
Karlyle TommsJan 9, 20153 minHummingbirds - One of my favorite things.A glass of wine, a magazine and the porch swing in warm weather, back against a pillow, wind chimes and hummingbirds. This is my...
Karlyle TommsDec 2, 20145 minAN ESSAY ON FERGUSONWhen I think of the events occurring on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson Missouri, I am struck by the realization that it only takes a single...
Karlyle TommsMay 1, 201341 minConfessions from the Pumpkin Patch - First Three ChaptersConfessions From the Pumpkin Patch contains adult content. Discretion advised. by Karlyle Tomms Edited by Renee Minicozzi Cover image by...