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Lessons from History

Rod Serling’s World War II Nightmares

The prophetic writer saw brutal combat in the Philippines

5 min readSep 30, 2021

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An eerie, huge eye hovering in a surreal landscape.

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ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR

My First Time Hang Gliding

Exhilarating? Yup! Terrifying? Yup!

5 min readJul 9, 2021

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Hang gliding 2,000 feet above the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

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Writers’ Blokke

Submitting Your Screenplay to Competitions?

Get the Critique — It’s Worth It

4 min readAug 12, 2021

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A few printed pages of one of my screenplays, with handwritten dialogue.

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“Welcome to Wounded Knee”

A Fascinating Night on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

7 min readSep 22, 2021

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The small town of Vetal, South Dakota.

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The First Hidden Child Conference

The Children of the Holocaust Come Out of Hiding

7 min readNov 13, 2021

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European, and mostly Jewish, children, sit with a priest during World War II.

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How One Man Spawned a Cottage Industry of Criminals

DB Cooper Did It First — And Inspired Over a Dozen Copycat Skyjackers

11 min readApr 28, 2024

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Damaged, recovered bills from the DB Cooper ransom money.

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The Haven

Things I said (and wished I said!) to my Uber passengers.

“Uh oh, no brakes, no brakes! Brace! Brace!”

5 min readAug 19, 2023

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Things I said (and wished I said!) to my Uber passengers.

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The African Queen Lives!

You Can Ride — And Pilot — the Classic Film’s 1912 Boat in Key Largo, Florida

6 min readJul 9, 2022

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The boat the African Queen.

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How the 1930's Gangsters Changed Our Gun Laws

And Why Today’s Mass Shooters Require Similar Actions

8 min readJun 13, 2022

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Bonnie and Clyde, dead in their vehicle after a police ambush.

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The History of Mass Shootings in Texas

The Lone Star state leads the way with six of America’s worst slaughters

6 min readMay 26, 2022

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A terrified student hides behind the concrete base of a flagpole during the Aug. 1, 1966 University of Texas mass shooting.

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Lyle Deixler

Lyle Deixler

I try to show people who read my work new things and perspectives. “The eagle may soar, but the weasel never gets sucked into a jet engine.” www.soma1894.com

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