ACTIVE SHOOTERS

Dana Sanford
Sep 3, 2018 · 4 min read

The time I almost was one. A childhood that lead to homicidal ideation.

“silhouette of half human face” by Ian Espinosa on Unsplash

Warning: This was REAL.

The early 1960's in the USA were scary, bomb drills (“In case of a nuclear attack get under your desk and cover your head.”), the Vietnam “police action” was ramping up, the Cuba Missile Crisis put the country at the edge of another conflict… Safety, on a national level, was tentative.

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Dana Sanford

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Poet. Mental Health Advocate. Philosopher. Life Writer. A sense of Humor. 60 years ago I rode the winds at the top of a tall cottonwood. Excentric, eclectic…

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