Mark Alberto Yoder Nunez's Blog, page 3

October 26, 2019

The Ghost Ship: A Scary Story For Halloween: Final Episode

[image error]The Ghost Ship
Illustration by Mark Alberto Yoder Nunez
From The Spider Lady and Other Short Stories and Poetry
by Mark Alberto Yoder Nunez

Continued from:

https://markalbertoyodernunez.blog/2019/10/02/the-ghost-ship-a-scary-story-for-halloween/

     I swear I could feel my heart in my chest sinking and my mind became heavy as a weight.  “Aye, and we are adrift, matey”, I heard the old sailor say.  I looked to my right where I heard the voice coming from.  The old salt looked at me thoughtfully.  “First we were driven off course.  Now we are drifting off course but perhaps the captain at least knows where we are”, he said. ...

 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on October 26, 2019 14:34

October 22, 2019

Promotion and Publicity: Quotes, Website Referrers and Affiliates

[image error] -Truly, freeing oneself in one’s own mind is only the first step on a path of freedom.- www.wisefamousquotes.com

“All evil seems to arise from the desire to dominate others. Most men in our society are taught from a very early age to try to dominate. It isn’t something that they think about consciously. It operates at a subconscious level. They are taught by the adults around them and their peers. Someone dominates them and they in turn try to dominate others. They do it without even realizing it and they do it w...

 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on October 22, 2019 14:59

October 14, 2019

October 1, 2019

The Ghost Ship: A Scary Story For Halloween

From The Spider Lady and Other Short Stories and Poetry

by Mark Alberto Yoder Nuñez

[image error]Illustration by Mark Alberto Yoder Nunez
From The Spider Lady and Other Short Stories and Poetry

There were omens, I suppose, that superstitious sailors should have been attentive to when preparing for a voyage.  The feeling was so good at the time that all of us, ebullient at the prospect of the venture, just ignored the usual attention to superstition.

And so we set sail, fully confident that the captain a...

 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on October 01, 2019 18:41

September 24, 2019

McArthur Street: Episode Four

[image error]Photograph by Mark Alberto Yoder Nunez
from McArthur Street
by Mark Alberto Yoder Nunez

Continued from:

https://markalbertoyodernunez.blog/2019/09/11/mcarthur-street-episode-three/

Not long after becoming acquainted with Jimmy’s family John’s family next door to them moved away.  The house was vacant for a time.  One day Jimmy asked me to come along with him, his mother and younger brothers to visit with John.  Apparently John’s family had bought a brand new house.  Our neighborhood was that...

 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on September 24, 2019 18:33

September 17, 2019

September 14, 2019

September 10, 2019

McArthur Street: Episode Three

[image error]Photograph by Mark Alberto Yoder Nunez
From McArthur Street
From The Spider Lady and Other Short Stories and Poetry

Continued from:

https://markalbertoyodernunez.blog/2019/08/03/mcarthur-street-episode-two/

It wasn’t long before my younger brother, Samuel, became friends with Jimmy’s two younger brothers, Donnie and Ronnie.  My younger brother, Samuel, is about three years younger than I.  Jimmy’s two younger brothers were two years apart.  They were close to the same age as Samuel and consid...

 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on September 10, 2019 18:02