It's All About The Story
The last scene of "War Springs Eternal," was a dream and in the dream, the main character was Ernest Hemingway.{I had been reading a biography.} The dream was so vivid, that when I woke, I grabbed my cellphone, opened my memo app, hit the microphone icon and immediately dictated the details of the dream. I... Continue Reading →
The mental injury I suffered at the tender age of twelve, which has haunted me on and off much of my life, has been again resurrected. As many of us are trying to cope with the universal crisis at hand, some, including myself, must cope without an understanding or caring support system. We are ridiculed... Continue Reading →
It only took one illness, one which nearly took my life, and the resultant decimation of my business, my finances and marriage for me to learn a valuable lesson.
Are you a writer? Are you told that you are too sensitive? This is not an uncommon characteristic in those of us who are creative. Even one who might be accused of excessive machismo or toxic masculinity, Ernest Hemingway, was a deeply sensitive person. Upon first reading, his stories can be construed as epic adventures,... Continue Reading →
I think nothing so disturbs me as when a person claims that being bullied as a child makes a person stronger. As if, more than likely, to justify their actions as a bully, they try and defend words and actions that often times irreparably damage someone at the ages of most susceptible vulnerability. Some of... Continue Reading →
There is a sadness in my eyes that never goes away. I know the cause. It is from the realization that I may soon move from damaged to broken. Yet, with that knowledge, I'm unsure if I can figure out how to prevent it. I fear it is inevitable. Each day, I drag myself from... Continue Reading →
Butterfly Femme 5.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing & Poetic Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019 This is one of the most engaging books I have read in a long time. The descriptions are minimal, yet vivid. I kept holding out my plate for another serving, as I found it that compelling. I... Continue Reading →
Are you a writer? Are you told that you are too sensitive? This is not an uncommon characteristic in those of us who are creative. Even one who might be accused of excessive machismo or toxic masculinity, Ernest Hemingway, was a deeply sensitive person. Upon first reading, his stories can be construed as epic adventures,... Continue Reading →
Are you a writer? Are you told that you are too sensitive? This is not an uncommon characteristic in those of us who are creative. Even one who might be accused of excessive machismo or toxic masculinity, Ernest Hemingway, was a deeply sensitive person. Upon first reading, his stories can be construed as epic adventures,... Continue Reading →
"I am no longer the boy who came here, nor am I the man I was destined to be." Does a returning war veteran ever escape the horrors to which they bore witness? Shell shock was the terminology of WWI, today it is called PTSD. Whatever it is called, it has long lasting effects. War... Continue Reading →
Just once I would like to wake up and have oneof those days people claim to have on social media. Just to not dread the coming day.I would like to actually have something,anything, to look forward to. These days, my only goal is to get through the hell that isone of my days and go... Continue Reading →
Are you a writer? Are you told that you are too sensitive? This is not an uncommon characteristic in those of us who are creative. Even one who might be accused of excessive machismo or toxic masculinity, Ernest Hemingway, was a deeply sensitive person. Upon first reading, his stories can be construed as epic adventures,... Continue Reading →
The last scene of "War Springs Eternal," was a dream and in the dream, the main character was Ernest Hemingway.{I had been reading a biography.} The dream was so vivid, that when I woke, I grabbed my cellphone, opened my memo app, hit the microphone icon and immediately dictated the details of the dream. I... Continue Reading →
The following is an excerpt from War Springs Eternal. Please purchase your copy today, available in both paperback and e-book formats on Amazon.com Covered in sweat, more than from my session, I bolt straight up. My exhausted muscles falter and I fall back flat. I am screaming. I try to stop myself. I can't. The... Continue Reading →
Are you a writer? Are you told that you are too sensitive? This is not an uncommon characteristic in those of us who are creative. Even one who might be accused of excessive machismo, Ernest Hemingway, was a deeply sensitive person. Upon first reading, his stories can be construed as epic adventures, read them a... Continue Reading →
"...many would prefer the battle they had in front of them, than the one playing out in the confines of their minds?" "I am no longer the boy who came here, nor am I the man I was destined to be." Does a returning war veteran ever escape the horrors to which they bore witness?... Continue Reading →
Even after being away from Northeastern Pennsylvania's scarred mine fields for several years, I am sometimes still amazed by the genuine joy for life people here in South Florida have compared to the those back home. It is an attitude and outlook I try hard to mimic, but it can be difficult when raised in... Continue Reading →
I am often asked if I write about people who suffer from mental illness. I admit, I have developed a bit of a disdain for the overuse of the term “mental illness.” I truly believe that it has become misused for what are normal personality traits and differences. In a country as free as the... Continue Reading →
I am often asked if I write about people who suffer from mental illness. I admit, I have developed a bit of a disdain for the overuse of the term “mental illness.” I truly believe that it has become misused for what are normal personality traits and differences. In a country as free as the... Continue Reading →
Are you a writer? Are you told that you are too sensitive? This is not an uncommon characteristic in those of us who are creative. Even one who might be accused of excessive machismo, Ernest Hemingway, was a deeply sensitive person. Upon first reading, his stories can be construed as epic adventures, read them a... Continue Reading →
Read The Damaged & Broken Collection.
Important Now - More Than Ever!
The last scene of "War Springs Eternal," was a dream and in the dream, the main character was Ernest Hemingway.{I had been reading a biography.} The dream was so vivid, that when I woke, I grabbed my cellphone, opened my memo app, hit the microphone icon and immediately dictated the details of the dream. I... Continue Reading →
I am often asked if I write about people who suffer from mental illness. I admit, I have developed a bit of a disdain for the overuse of the term “mental illness.” I truly believe that it has become misused for what are normal personality traits and differences. In a country as free as the... Continue Reading →
The last scene of "War Springs Eternal," was a dream and in the dream, the main character was Ernest Hemingway.{I had been reading a biography.} The dream was so vivid, that when I woke, I grabbed my cellphone, opened my memo app, hit the microphone icon and immediately dictated the details of the dream. I... Continue Reading →
Read The Damaged & Broken Collection.
Important Now - More Than Ever!
Are you a writer? Are you told that you are too sensitive? This is not an uncommon characteristic in those of us who are creative. Even one who might be accused of excessive machismo, Ernest Hemingway, was a deeply sensitive person. Upon first reading, his stories can be construed as epic adventures, read them a... Continue Reading →
The last scene of "War Springs Eternal," was a dream and in the dream, the main character was Ernest Hemingway.{I had been reading a biography.} The dream was so vivid, that when I woke, I grabbed my cellphone, opened my memo app, hit the microphone icon and immediately dictated the details of the dream. I... Continue Reading →
I am often asked if I write about people who suffer from mental illness. I admit, I have developed a bit of a disdain for the overuse of the term “mental illness.” I truly believe that it has become misused for what are normal personality traits and differences. In a country as free as the... Continue Reading →
...that when people discuss complex issues such as -- --opioid addiction --any addiction --violence --school shootings --mass shootings --mass murders --climate change --mental health --loneliness -infidelity --bullying --hatred --poverty --suicide --PTSD --war they genuinely think and wholeheartedly believe that these problems have but one simplistic cause and only one simplistic solution
The following is an excerpt from War Springs Eternal. Please purchase your copy today, available in both paperback and e-book formats on Amazon.com Covered in sweat, more than from my session, I bolt straight up. My exhausted muscles falter and I fall back flat. I am screaming. I try to stop myself. I can't. The... Continue Reading →
Please purchase your copy of "Tortured and Tormented" today. Experience the trauma of being bullied...... ......It has only been two days and already everyone knows why Angelo left. Their attention turns to me. “What happened to the fat baby? Did he cry?” I ignore them. That only makes it worse. “Are you going to... Continue Reading →
Please Purchase Your Copy Is Suicide Painless (The Damaged and Broken Collection Book 3) Kindle version only 2.99 Paperback 9.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J2V9NS9/ Suicide leaves those left behind with many more questions than answers. It leaves those left behind with grief. It leaves those left behind with remorse. It leaves those left behind with unimaginable, unending and... Continue Reading →
I wish I had said the following................ "I know the importance of our national security, as well as the terribly high cost of war, and for too long our leaders have failed us, taking us from one regime change war to the next, leading us into a new cold war, an arms race costing us... Continue Reading →
May I trouble you to read the following excerpt, and if you are at all interested, click on the book's cover and please purchase a copy of War Springs Eternal? Thank you, Joe The sea air of The Shore is somehow both foreign and familiar. I can hear the bustle along the boardwalk. People are... Continue Reading →
Even after being away from Northeastern Pennsylvania's scarred mine fields for several years, I am sometimes still amazed by the genuine joy for life people here in South Florida have compared to the those back home. It is an attitude and outlook I try hard to mimic, but it can be difficult when raised in... Continue Reading →
To say I have been in a bad place lately would be a gross understatement. I am not unique in being damaged. We are all waging our own personal battles with the world. It is my hope through telling stories of the damaged and broken, I may spark discussions. To help us understand ourselves. To help... Continue Reading →
Are you a writer? Are you told that you are too sensitive? This is not an uncommon characteristic in those of us who are creative. Even one who might be accused of excessive machismo, Ernest Hemingway, was a deeply sensitive person. Upon first reading, his stories can be construed as epic adventures, read them a... Continue Reading →
Just once I would like to wake up and have one of those days people claim to have on social media. Just to not dread the coming day. I would like to actually have something, anything, to look forward to. These days, my only goal is to get through the hell that is one of... Continue Reading →
There are no links today.
I am not asking you to buy.
I am simply asking, that you take a moment
to remember my fallen brother and sisters.
Thank you
Joe
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"The touched and untouched will carry scars; some on the outside
--- all on the inside."
I am a shadow of who I was. Pushed past limits. Forced to endure. Exploited. Damaged. Not yet broken. Not moving forward. I simply mark time. What is the point? For all, the end is the same. Whether tomorrow, next week, month or decade, it will be over. Is false hope for tomorrow a cruelty?... Continue Reading →
I had a rare moment in which I was able to briefly tune into WILK's the Jason Barsky show. Listening to a caller made me think of the following passages from the novelette "Is Suicide Painless." -26- Out the window of the small jet I stare. The skies become gray. The ground below is scarred... Continue Reading →
War Springs Eternal by Joe Leonardi ©2018 All rights reserved. -1- Thunder announces a release from the earth. Fire ignites the darkness. Illuminating the night sky, Hell’s flame explodes bright orange. A yellow, oily rain falls upon the battlefield. It touches the soldiers. Skin boils and blisters. A few will die here. Many, will recover. The... Continue Reading →
War Springs Eternal is dedicated to my brothers and sisters in arms --To those who were asked to do the unthinkable.-To those who HAD to do the unimaginable.-To those who are broken and still fighting.-To those for whom the fighting became too much.
Please purchase a copy today - Paperback ($9.99) and Kindle ($2.99) versions available "I am no longer the boy who came here, nor am I the man I was destined to be." Does a returning war veteran ever escape the horrors to which they bore witness? Shell shock was the terminology of WWI, today it... Continue Reading →
Paperback ($9.99) and Kindle ($2.99) versions available "I am no longer the boy who came here, nor am I the man I was destined to be." Does a returning war veteran ever escape the horrors to which they bore witness? Shell shock was the terminology of WWI, today it is called PTSD. Whatever it is... Continue Reading →
War Springs Eternal is dedicated to my brothers and sisters in arms -
Cash can’t be saved. Retirement is nothing but a dream. I will most likely die on the job, or homeless, cryogenically preserved in some street’s gutter.
