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Memento Mori
[ DISCLAIMER ] * 28 Years Later spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Sony Pictures Releasing, fair use I enjoyed...
Deric Hollings
Jun 266 min read
I Will Live My Life Till My Life Runs Out
[ DISCLAIMER ] * The Life of Chuck spoilers contained herein. Photo credit , property of Neon, fair use I recently watched The Life...
Deric Hollings
Jun 235 min read
The Gift of Memory Lives On
[ DISCLAIMER ] On their 2011 album Professional Dreamers , a hip hop group from Västerås, Sweden known as Looptroop Rockers released...
Deric Hollings
Jun 188 min read
Nightshift
[ DISCLAIMER ] When I was young, my thick and naturally curly hair grew relatively quickly. Because hairstyling was considered an...
Deric Hollings
Feb 166 min read
So Long, Country Bumpkin
[ DISCLAIMER ] I find it humorous to discover the reactions of people when I inform them about my dad’s musical tastes and subcultural...
Deric Hollings
Feb 98 min read
Kim-Jade
[ DISCLAIMER ] I met Kim-Jade (“KJ”) in 2011, during the same month that I graduated with a Master of Arts in Counseling degree. In...
Deric Hollings
Feb 65 min read
I Am Not Afraid to Die
[ DISCLAIMER ] Over the past several years, I’ve had many conversations with a fellow United States (U.S.) Marine Corps veteran...
Deric Hollings
Feb 47 min read
Obituary
[ DISCLAIMER ] When speaking with a friend yesterday, I was reminded of an obituary—a notice of a person’s death, usually with a short...
Deric Hollings
Jan 3011 min read
Expiration Date
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit (edited), fair use Perhaps one of the most irrational beliefs I’ve encountered throughout my life relates...
Deric Hollings
Jan 286 min read
A Question of How
[ DISCLAIMER ] When attending military police (MP) training at Fort McClellan, Alabama (AL) in 1997, a high school friend of mine who...
Deric Hollings
Jan 59 min read
O Death
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit (edited), fair use Having once subscribed to the Judeo-Christian values under which I was raised, I formerly...
Deric Hollings
Mar 26, 20246 min read
This Ride Inevitably Ends
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, fair use Despite their many shortcomings, I was fortunate enough to be raised by parents who didn’t lie to me...
Deric Hollings
Feb 6, 20245 min read
How Would You Like to be Remembered?
[DISCLAIMER] Photo credit, photographer: Marcela Patino, fair use My dear friend “Jammies,” a professional model and makeup artist,...
Deric Hollings
Jan 31, 20243 min read
One Day, You're Here...
[DISCLAIMER] When stationed in Okinawa as a Marine from ’97 to ’99, I met a fellow military police officer, “Nat” (female), who was also...
Deric Hollings
Dec 3, 20236 min read
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