Brad C ShockleyThe day my mama went all Bruce Lee on meIt was the summer of 1973, and I was a 6 year old boy in bad need of a haircut. The last time I needed one mama did it herself. My bangs…Mar 27, 2015Mar 27, 2015
Brad C ShockleyHey. You walk funny.His name was Toby. He had long hair. He wore boots and raced motorcycles. And he was the coolest kid in my school. I didn’t have long hair…Mar 7, 2015Mar 7, 2015
Brad C ShockleySnowed in. Kicked back. Reading the Bible.The city is frozen in a sheet of ice. Work is closed. My wife and girls are still asleep. Maple, our little beagle-pointer mix, is curled…Feb 17, 2015Feb 17, 2015
Brad C ShockleyTouch first, then truth. Presence now, prayers later.Years ago, while traveling down a remote, country road, I came across an upturned car. Peering inside, I saw a terrified sixteen year old…Feb 7, 2015Feb 7, 2015
Brad C ShockleyThe six word memoir of Jesus ChristLegend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged by his peers to write someone’s story in just six words. As they watched, he…Jan 31, 2015Jan 31, 2015