Tag: nonfiction

• Hurry up and Wait

  I was told that joining the army was a good thing. That serving . country was a high honor. But ever since I joined back in 1968, my whole career with the military has been defined by four words. Hurry up and wait. I volunteered and almost immediately tension rose and I was sent to…

  ZacharyFurr

  January 5, 2025

  Fiction, flash story

  2025, family, military, nonfiction, story, veteran

• Wheelchair Ride

  

  Years ago In house  On a hill A father had a broke leg  And a three year old child to care for The days were warm outside  And one of these day  The father in his wheelchair  Took his son for a walk around the house The son got some joy at being able to…

  ZacharyFurr

  November 28, 2024

  Prose

  2024, funny, humor, nonfiction, real life, wheelchair

• I am tired

  Words not spoken hurt me the most Why the F do you think I wanted to hangout last night? I am sorry I have a job with a fluid schedule that changes weekly. You know what, FUCK YOU! I am tired of being adaptable at work.  I just want a job without having to have…

  ZacharyFurr

  November 22, 2021

  Personal Analysis

  autobiography, complaining, dont read, drone, emotional, ignored, insane, life, nonfiction, pain, personal reflection, psychosis, release, voices in my head

• Followers

  ZacharyFurr

  November 14, 2021

  Philsophy

  bittersweet, nonfiction, philosophy, Philsophy, real, real life

• Forgotten

  ZacharyFurr

  November 4, 2021

  Philsophy

  Analysis, bittersweet, dark, depression, everyday life, fear, fiction, Flash Stories, horror, nonfiction, pain, poem, Prose, scary, short

• Nailbed 10.31.21

  To Herschal, Are you having fun? It is a question that I pose to my clients all the time. For fun seems to be their reason for living. They toss away all their responsibilities and care and for the self-serving purpose of having fun. This current generation is perhaps the most fruitful in this endeavor.…

  ZacharyFurr

  October 31, 2021

  Christian, Letters, Philsophy

  bittersweet, C.S. Lewis, Christian, demon, depression, education, Fanatsy, fiction, Flash Stories, Fun, grandmother, grandparents, hopeful, imagination, Nailbed, nonfiction, real, real life, series, single parent

• Dreams and Goals

  My dreams as a child  Were to vanquish dragons  Rescue maidens Gain treasure  Seek adventures  Not know sleep until weariness took me As a teen my dreams were To finish school with passing grades To meet girls to gain their trust To get a car To get a paycheck To do stupid things To not…

  ZacharyFurr

  October 27, 2021

  Personal Analysis, Prose

  America, American, Analysis, bittersweet, everyday life, hopeful, make it into a song, nonfiction, personal reflection, philosophy, prophecy, Prose, real life, self help, short, whole life