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All For Your Good by Vincent Michael This is something you need to hear and understand. [203 words]
The Mothership Has Landed by Cedric McClester - [152 words]
I Believe In Love by Cedric McClester - [259 words]
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Papua New Guinea by Amber Lee - [81 words]
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Geography by Amber Lee - [108 words]
Aboriginal Australians by Amber Lee - [128 words]
Internet Friends by Saranekha Saravanan - [728 words]
Rambling by Jinx - [584 words]
Msflights: The Article by Nathaniel A Miller An in depth grievance and warning to all about the shady practicves of their site. [748 words]
Once Indistinguishable Wasting, Sources, Brother Replaced, Unite. by Uxuxocuke Inaridoo http://buyfinasteride-propecia.com/ - Buy Fin... [8 words]
Nutrition For Overall Well-Being by Joseph Albrecht Key information on how our choices of food/beverages/herbs & spices affects ou... [949 words]
Memoirs Of A United States Navy Soldier by Nathaniel A Miller The journey to and first night at Great Lakes Naval Training Center (Fo... [1,687 words]
Gaining Maximum Worms; Rag Age-Related. by Arumvowitbuj Ihaceconava http://buyfinasteride-propecia.com/ - Propecia Online Ventolin http://z... [7 words]
Dark Castle Mud Game: An Article by Nathaniel A Miller My first article in over eighteen years about a text game called a MUD that wa... [819 words]
Hazards Of Coconut Oil (And Little Brothers) by Tanisha Thanuj A short paragraph on typical day with my younger brother who seem... [195 words]
Middle Of The Night by John Lauda Being in your cell alone in prison in the middle of the night. [1,055 words]
Lockdown by John Lauda Sitting in prison cell during lock down with the temperature well past 100 degrees, and time moving at... [1,138 words]
The Thing(S) by Rube They're everywhere [164 words]
Passionate Appeal To Dstv Concerning Big Brother Africa (Bba) by Kennedy O Obohwemu It's all about recognising the need to preserve t... [389 words]
Media Commentary And Invitation To A Different Life by Joseph Albrecht Living the life of sustainability which many just preach ab... [295 words]
Letter To Nyc Mayor Bloomberg by Joseph Albrecht A call to action on behalf of struggling NYC workers. [241 words]
Book Review: Re-Made In The Usa-Todd Lipscomb by Joseph Albrecht Americans wanting to help heal their nation should read this insp... [156 words]
Margaret Thatcher's Funeral by Colin Baker - [270 words]
Military Mighttaxpayer Fright by Joseph Albrecht How those outside the beltway view America's militarism and imperialistic policie... [789 words]
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Climate Change: Alarms And Silencers by Joseph Albrecht Where the most insightful voices are coming from to weigh in on climate ch... [448 words]
Fruit Of The Earth: My Joy Of Homesteading by Joseph Albrecht About gardening from scratch. [442 words]
Withdrawn Loners And Sparkling Drops by Colin Baker The recent shooting at Sandy Hook school in Connecticut USA is tragic beyo... [856 words]
The Right To Work For Less by Joseph Albrecht A piece about the current state of American working conditions. [422 words]
The Power Of Nonviolence by Joseph Albrecht A speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. clarifying what nonviolent resistance is and wh... [207 words]
Benefit Cutting For Dummies by Colin Baker Benefit cutting is politically and ideologically motivated. [2,411 words]
Shoot For The Moon: If You Miss, You Need A Bigger Gun by Joseph Albrecht A piece on America's fervent addiction to the second ame... [549 words]
Rocky Anderson's Speech On Political Duopoly by Joseph Albrecht A speech by this year's Justice Party Candidate and former Mayor o... [1,398 words]
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Pakistan by Muhammad Umar Asif About Pakistan [38 words]
Ends And Means by Colin Baker The world we currently live in is a topsy turvy place. [215 words]
All Clear For Nuclear by Joseph Albrecht A paper on the benefits of nuclear nonproliferation. [1,005 words]
Social Inequality Is Not One-Sided by Colin Baker - [1,035 words]
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The Majority Of The Mentally Ill Are Harmless by Randy Johnson - [216 words]
Fruit And Vegetable Shortages by Colin Baker A spurious argument [269 words]
Ian's Gang - An Announcement by Ian Kidd Ian's Gang has entered a new dimension. Find out where! [210 words]
The Human Form Divine - Norman A. Rubin by Norman A Rubin Ancient sculptures, statuettes and figurines of wide-ranging artistic ... [2,659 words]
A Hand To Hold by Jared Barcelos A piece of creative nonfiction that I wrote for a class this semester. This segmented essay hig... [1,733 words]
Adventures In Darkness by Tom Sullivan This was a speech that was delivered on April 20th, 2011 in Indianpolis Indiana. [1,610 words]
Dandelion by Patience R Stojic-Somers Life. [1,964 words]
2011 Interview With Steve Alten by Owen J Hollifield An interview with the New York Times best selling author Steve Alten [869 words]
What We Are Not Told About War by Joseph Albrecht This is information that I have gathered from two books: 'Death of the Liberal C... [2,401 words]
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Interview With Detective Steve Ainsworth by Leland Gaines An interview with Boulder County, Colorado Detective Steve Ainsworth, ... [1,623 words]
Interview With Chris Castillo by Leland Gaines An interview with murder victim survivor Chris Castillo, whose mother was murdere... [2,360 words]
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Near Life Experience by Gregory W Burkett Near Death Experience [548 words]
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Looking Over The Berlin Wall: by Dave Springer Personal Memories of a Divided Berlin [993 words]
John And Juan: Colombia's Facebook Killers by Randall Barfield - [594 words]
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The Religion Of Bio-Psychiatry by Dr Dan Edmunds critical analysis of bio-psychiatry [290 words]
The War On Weed. Pt.1 How The High Became A Low. by Dream Rinsed - [139 words]
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Anarcho-Psychology by Dr Dan Edmunds - [1,519 words]
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Year Baby Died. by Terry Collett - [107 words]
The Double Cure: A Closer Look by Randall Barfield - [1,118 words]
Panic by Madeline Maddy Marie Keene My second panic attack [1,091 words]
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Morning After by Dream Rinsed a song about waking up after a one night stand. (slow moody funk) [157 words]
Loser Wins! by Dream Rinsed Gamer gamed by the love game,yet da loser wins love! (late 70s Ashford & Simpson type disco) [173 words]
Let No Man Tell My Story by Piper Davenport - [1,274 words]
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The Dish Star: Stories From Bay St. Louis, 2005 by Shelley J Alongi In December 2005 I had a chance to work at a relief kitchen in ... [8,310 words]
How To Have Money In Your Life by Randall Barfield - [423 words]
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Three Words by Adam Bradley How I got sober [579 words]
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How My Cell-Phone Made Me Spend A Night In Jail by Philip Matthew Alarie - [8,700 words]
Why Is He Calling? Or (Pass Me Not)
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Kitty Kisses: Adventures With Pearl The Cat's Meow by Shelley J Alongi Confident little Pearl knows she has nothing to worry about ... [939 words]
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Kitty Kisses: The Brandy Police by Shelley J Alongi Even if I bring home the bacon, Brandy insists on running the house her way or ... [1,254 words]
Liliana's Decision by Randall Barfield - [488 words]
Ralph Carmichael: A Great American Musician by Randall Barfield - [463 words]
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Friday 18th January 2008 Some Sexual Content by Sooz *Decency warning* contains some sexual reference [2,151 words]
Bill Gaither: True Follower by Randall Barfield - [641 words]
About Respect And Prestige by Randall Barfield - [352 words]
About Daddy Series by Randall Barfield - [4,424 words]
Wednesday 16th Jan 2008 by Sooz - [1,252 words]
Wednesday 16th Jan 2008, Bloody Kids by Sooz Jane doe .... and domstics [1,350 words]
Thursday 17th Jan by Sooz Ructions [1,252 words]
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Jane Doe Seven 2008 by Sooz New year, new book, here we go again. [976 words]
Friday 11th Jan 2008 by Sooz New lizard arriving today. [2,828 words]

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TITLE (EDIT)
Why Is He Calling? Or (Pass Me Not)
DESCRIPTION
She's dead (Frances Jane or Fanny) but she isn't. Right?
[706 words]
TITLE KEYWORD
Spiritual
AUTHOR
Randall Barfield
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
-US citizen living and working in the capital of Colombia, South America. Teaches EFL and IELTS, and TOEFL (any test prep). Proofreads English essays, theses, and books, etc. Private classes accepted. Also writes at abctales.com; microhorror.com; postcardshorts.com; authorsden.com. Contact: www.officeteachr.com
[May 2010]
AUTHOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
booksdavids@gmail.com
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (281)
2nd Interview With The President (Plays) It's Barb again and President Branch. I'll try. Hope somebody likes it. [1,300 words] [Humor]
A Colombia Hatred-Free (Poetry) Of course, it isn't just Colombia, is it? [52 words] [Writing Resource]
A Dream Comes True (Non-Fiction) This is nostalgia and reflection. It's a short piece of writing dedicated to young Rodger Wesley Beaver of Georgia who was killed by a "sheriff's deputy"(God protect us from those like him.) on Valen... [951 words] [Biography]
A Flower Today In Words (Poetry) - [40 words]
A Georgia Crossroads (Non-Fiction) Where does it lie? [325 words] [Writing Resource]
A Little Poem My Child (Children) - [79 words] [Humor]
A Matter Of Timing, Frankly (Short Stories) - [736 words] [Literary Fiction]
A Million Times Plus One (Poetry) I have never stopped loving the tune "A Whiter Shade of Pale." I heard it the first time at age 16 or 17. Here is a little piece I completed recently while listening to the song over and over. So, ... [234 words] [Relationships]
A Monster Of Monsters (Non-Fiction) Why did we ever let him get this far? [208 words] [Horror]
A Parent's Lament (Genres) Some say it's never too late. [260 words] [Teenage]
A Perfected Perpetuation Plan For Today's Young Yahoos (Poetry) No one has the right to rob a bank, but each has the right to draw up her/his floor plans for life. [219 words] [Writing Resource]
A Purple Jacket (Short Stories) - [494 words] [Motivational]
A Quiet House (Short Stories) - [257 words] [Teenage]
A Red May Rose For Thee (Poetry) - [45 words] [Motivational]
A Royal Ring Up (Plays) Is this anger on my part? What should I care? But anyway, here it is... [808 words] [Drama]
A Soldier's Letter (Poetry) Far from the familiar our words are often sweeter, are they not? [109 words] [Romance]
A Songbird's Intellect (Poetry) - [4 words] [Spiritual]
A Troubled Nation In Need Of Prayer And Soul-Searching: How To Repair It (Non-Fiction) Send you suggestions/contributions in 40 words or less to booksdavis@yahoo.com Thank you. [89 words] [History]
A Visit (Short Stories) - [245 words] [Teenage]
About Daddy (1) (Non-Fiction) Daddy had his own emotional problems... [359 words] [Biography]
About Daddy Series (Non-Fiction) - [4,424 words] [Biography]
About Respect And Prestige (Non-Fiction) - [352 words] [Psychology]
Abrakadeebra: A Celebration Of Children's Verse No. 1 (Children) More fun little poems/verses for those special readers of mine. I hope you enjoy them. Let me know which ones need a bit of modification. Cheers. [2,799 words] [Humor]
Abrakadomebra: A 2nd Celebration Of Children's Verse (Children) More exciting(some are, anyway) little poems/verses about Frosty, Benny the Blackbird, Jack and Jill, etc. for children's laughter. Cheers. [2,349 words] [Humor]
Abrakadoobra: 100 Short Poems For Children (Children) Sometimes I enjoy writing or trying to write poems for children moreso than for adults. Would that be bad or good? Maybe neither. Please let me know which ones you or your kid likes or dislikes. I'... [3,527 words] [Fantasy]
Abrakadyebra: A Third Collection Of Children's Poems (Children) See, read and hear new poems about Frosty and Jack and Jill and others now! Cheers! [1,464 words] [Humor]
Abstinence (Poetry) - [18 words] [Psychology]
Adestes: Little Christmas Poems For Children (Children) Father Christmas/please be so kind/bring me a toy/one doesn't wind. [392 words] [Humor]
Advertising The Devil (Non-Fiction) "Serve the Lord with gladness..." not sadness, you dummy! [491 words] [Spiritual]
Aletha (Short Stories) . [330 words] [Teenage]
Ann Dunham: Busy Serving Others And Educating Her Kids (Children) If only she could see him now. [506 words] [Biography]
Ann Rule: The Lady Who Writes About Killers (Children) Talk about a busy life! Here's an example. [360 words] [Biography]
Another Prince Charles (Children) - [391 words] [Biography]
At Clarence's (Short Stories) - [290 words] [Teenage]
Back Through The Trees (Poetry) This evil took place both day and night. [50 words] [Motivational]
Bad Señorita (Songs) Am I a "real" songwriter? (Looking at this one, I hope not!) [103 words] [Humor]
Because His Skin Is Dark (Poetry) - [19 words] [Mind]
Bill Gaither: True Follower (Non-Fiction) - [641 words] [Biography]
Billy Graham: Man After God's Heart (Children) Who can count all his awards? [375 words] [Biography]
Billy Graham's Death (Non-Fiction) . [633 words] [Spiritual]
Blood (Poetry) - [30 words] [Horror]
Blubber, Blubber, Armchair Lubber (Essays) A short essay about the REAL truth behind dieting, etc. [870 words] [Self-Help]
Boy Child (Songs) These lyrics are new and go to the tune of 'Oh Danny Boy' or 'Londonderry Aire'. Something like that. I may do one more stanza. [99 words] [Spiritual]
Buenos Dias, Colombia (Not S Carolina!) (Non-Fiction) First-hand comments/observations of the country today and other days (with sugar, cream, and warts). This was a blog before anyone had ever heard of the term. [18,298 words] [Writing Resource]
Cam (Poetry) ...wound up twisted... [20 words] [Humor]
Carlos The Young Coffee Picker (Children) Carlos the young coffee picker Played a serenade Maria had just given birth Nine pounds the wee thing weighed! [564 words] [Humor]
Catch A Rising Star (Short Stories) "It's Luis, Jaime..." the old man stammered. [496 words] [Literary Fiction]
Cemetery Road (Short Stories) "What was that? There's someone out there," she exclaimed. [444 words] [Teenage]
Cindy's Fall (Short Stories) - [526 words] [Horror]
Colombia's On The Map (Poetry) How long is forty years, ma? [77 words] [Writing Resource]
Colombia's President Al Uribe (Children) - [493 words] [Biography]
Create, Create (Poetry) - [16 words] [Art]
Daddy And Me: Making The Rounds (Essays) A little wallow? [428 words] [Writing Resource]
Daddy, Can You Hear Me? (Short Stories) What would you do in this situation? [511 words] [Horror]
Daemons (Non-Fiction) Isn't British spelling more elegant sometimes? This piece of writing is about demons. We all have one or some of them inside us. They are the negative elements we cannot control very easily. The f... [2,678 words] [Psychology]
Daniel Coronell: Freedom Fighter (Children) He returned to his country determined more than ever. [420 words] [Biography]
Daring To Touch Saeed (Poetry) This piece is supposed to be about Flight 93. It's very hard to write about. If you've seen the movie, you've cried. Murderers, in my opinion, are spiritually or otherwise diseased, so, I think we ... [166 words] [History]
David's Letter--Bogota, Colombia (Non-Fiction) This is a true incident. It is not fiction. [551 words] [Self-Help]
Dear Detective Lovett (Short Stories) - [646 words] [Crime]
Decider (Poetry) This poem was composed after a slow reading of Green River, Running Red by Ann Rule, the world's foremost crime writer. [169 words] [Crime]
Deleted (Poetry) - [18 words] [Literary Fiction]
Desire Of Flesh (Poetry) ...you're ferried by death. [41 words] [Mind]
Developed And Scary (Non-Fiction) . [400 words] [History]
Doctor's Orders (Poetry) A short poem about family camping. [198 words] [Writing Resource]
Don't Call Her First Lady (Songs) This is sort of a song-poem. It's not about the First Couple in Washington, in case you wonder. The rhythm is along the lines of Ray Charles' "Fool For Love". Have you heard it? [60 words] [Humor]
Don't Tell Anyone (Short Stories) - [258 words] [Horror]
Each A Star (Poetry) Dear Readers: This poem-story, sadly, is based on a true and recent incident near where we live. [40 words] [Spiritual]
Ephraim (Short Stories) - [443 words] [Literary Fiction]
Every Day We Pierce Him (Songs) The tune for this song is a Spanish church song titled "Llaga", which means open sore or wound. In the Spanish hymn book I have, the author is listed as anonymous. Anyway, here are some English lyric... [74 words] [Spiritual]
Everybody Loved Polly (Short Stories) I detest violence and violent people! [1,809 words] [Popular Fiction]
Find Myself (Songs) Tune: Largo from Dvorak's "New World Symphony". [57 words] [Romance]
Finding A Poem-Short Story Topic (Non-Fiction) What to write about? Where do I look? Who/What can help me? [552 words] [Writing Resource]
Fishing Obligations (Essays) A short essay about parental responsibilities and kids' obligations. [558 words] [Relationships]
Five Prose Poems (Poetry) Here are five prose poems for the romantic-minded, I hope. The titles are Looking Back, That Celestial Calm--the Moon; City Shadows; Seeking; and We Turned Off. [331 words] [Romance]
Fly Me To The Moon, Baby (Poetry) - [82 words] [Romance]
Four Of Them (Essays) ...nobody has eight kids anymore either. Right? [259 words] [Writing Resource]
Four Poems (Poetry) Titles are: Groundwork in Colombia, Poetry, I Saw My Granny, Carpenter [398 words]
Four Short-Shorts (Poetry) "Lite" fare again. Titles are: Trying to Create Beauty; You First Then I; Appetite; and Opening Night. [113 words] [Mind]
Frances Jane: God's Happy Servant (Children) They had a baby daughter but it died... [368 words] [Biography]
Funny Like (Short Stories) - [610 words] [Teenage]
Generosity (Poetry) - [15 words] [Spiritual]
Gone Is Our Lisa (Poetry) (Feeling Poe-ish today maybe?) [87 words] [Humor]
Goodbye Christmas, Goodbye Santa (Poetry) - [52 words] [Motivational]
Grandstand (Poetry) - [19 words] [Relationships]
Growing Up Among Racists (Non-Fiction) A look at some of us in retrospect. [635 words] [Relationships]
Haikus Erotiques (Poetry) -These represent an exercise that's fun. Steve Mount has some others at saltyrain.com but the best are by the Japanese old masters. Look in Google for them. [113 words] [Erotic]
Haley She Was Called (Children) - [397 words] [Biography]
Hanks (Poetry) The superstar. [67 words] [Movies]
He Keeps Me Humble (Poetry) It's just that sometimes we don't want to be watched! [22 words] [Spiritual]
Heteros, Homos, Celibacy And The Church (Non-Fiction) Are we going back to the time of the Crusades? [590 words] [Writing Resource]
Hi Mr Willis, Can You Explain What Wrong I Did? (Non-Fiction) Teaching school is always give and take. Will it ever be different? [462 words] [Literary Fiction]
His Heart (Non-Fiction) - [556 words] [Motivational]
Homeward (Poetry) Sans arrogance, this poem was written for Senator Byrd of W. Va. [20 words] [Romance]
Hospital Room (Short Stories) Sadly, it's another case of "who needs fiction?" [1,115 words] [Crime]
How In Colombia I Grew In Mind And Soul (And Nowadays Grow In Girth) (Non-Fiction) Where I grew up in Georgia we had practically no access to modern British prose or poetry... [654 words] [Biography]
How To Have Money In Your Life (Non-Fiction) - [423 words] [Self-Help]
I Fell In Love With You (Poetry) - [97 words] [Romance]
I Find My Sanity (Poetry) - [38 words] [Psychology]
If I Could Chat With You Again (Poetry) - [66 words] [Literary Fiction]
If The World Were More Like You (Songs) Isn't this self-reflection? [155 words] [Psychology]
I'm Dreaming Of... (Poetry) It's about a smile. [80 words] [Writing Resource]
I'm From Mars (Short Stories) Historical fiction. [513 words] [Teenage]
In My Mind I Cheat On You (Poetry) Throw the first stone. [74 words] [Relationships]
In Our Minds (Poetry) - [11 words] [Mind]
In The Outside Cold (Short Stories) - [440 words] [Literary Fiction]
Interview Of A South American Gay (Non-Fiction) Meet Miguel Rodriguez: Miguel Rodriguez, a colleague of mine, is one of Colombia’s elite citizens in terms of philosophy, education, cultural level, and societal contributions. In other words, he’s ... [2,066 words] [Relationships]
Interview With The President (Plays) Baraba Falters(Barb)finally interviews President Branch. The President is, like a typical politician, quite difficult to pin down. [1,319 words] [Writing Resource]
Is It Where We Write Or What We Write? (Non-Fiction) Just think--how many of us had heard of Annie Proulx before 2005 or 2006? [681 words] [Publishing]
It Was Raining (Short Stories) "Let's not talk about it right now, Mama..." [368 words] [Literary Fiction]
Its Christmas Joy (Poetry) What is priority this year? [71 words] [Motivational]
James Benedetti's Daughter (Short Stories) A surprise visit. [861 words] [Literary Fiction]
James Herriot: Dearest Vet That Ever Lived (Children) Could you bring a cow into the world? A horse? [430 words] [Biography]
Jesus, You Look So Kansas-Like (Poetry) - [328 words] [Teenage]
Jewish Mother (Short Stories) Trying to make Him and those near Him more alive, more real, and hopefully, with more exposure. [396 words] [Literary Fiction]
John And Juan: Colombia's Facebook Killers (Non-Fiction) - [594 words] [Crime]
Just (Poetry) Heightened sensitivity doesn't mean anything goes. It does, however, mean caring for others. [70 words] [Psychology]
Just Cry, Mama (Poetry) - [267 words] [Teenage]
Just Imagine (Poetry) Dedicated to the One with the scarred hands. [59 words] [Spiritual]
Keepsakes (Poetry) A poem about a special afternoon. [129 words]
Lassie: About A Pal (No Joke) (Children) ...thanks to British-born writer Eric Knight, who wrote the short story... [276 words] [Biography]
Leaving Colombia(On A Jet, Of Course) (Non-Fiction) - [974 words] [Crime]
Letter To Elvis (Non-Fiction) You were human, of course. Perhaps in the end you just couldn't take any more... [642 words] [Biography]
Lid (Short Stories) Beware of half baths. [376 words] [Horror]
Life On The Shelf (Poetry) - [27 words] [Erotic]
Like A Story (Poetry) - [130 words] [Teenage]
Like A Wave (Poetry) - [30 words] [Romance]
Liliana's Decision (Non-Fiction) - [488 words] [Crime]
Lions Young (Poetry) - [16 words] [Erotic]
Little Is Much (Children) - [85 words] [Animal]
Lonely Hunter (Poetry) - [17 words] [Literary Fiction]
Long Live Our Elephants (Children) Would you kill an elephant? A deer? A fly? [284 words] [Animal]
Lord Find A Place (Poetry) (For Luciano Pavarotti: R.I.P.) [70 words] [Spiritual]
Making Moves: Another Look At Victims And Choices In Ann Rule's True Crime Stories (Non-Fiction) Ann Rule gives the murderers a hell of a punch in each story. That's the way it must be. It is the angle from which she writes and no one, no one is going to condone the acts of a murderer, least of... [9,916 words] [Crime]
Marsten (Short Stories) - [408 words] [Horror]
Matchless Love (Songs) - [91 words] [Motivational]
May Mothers And Fathers (Essays) A short essay about those parents who want to push academic responsibility off onto others. [479 words]
Maybe To Pittsburgh This Time (Children) This is about a boy's best friend. Also, I've always loved Girzone's "Joshua". Here is my little attempt to imitate that, somehow. [479 words] [Literary Fiction]
Meet Mary (Poetry) - [39 words]
Michael (Poetry) About someone who left us some years back but who left an indelible impression on those of his generation. [82 words] [Biography]
Mine Eyes Have Seen (Poetry) No glory and no hallelujah. [55 words] [Horror]
Miniviews From Colombia (Non-Fiction) No special description. Basically, getting an idea of what different people think at present. [3,555 words]
Miss Sindee And The Candidate (Plays) - [361 words] [Humor]
Moors And Moors: Randall Interviews Portuguese Writer--Poet--Artist Alexandra Onelight (Non-Fiction) - [3,430 words] [Biography]
Morgan: An Actor's Actor (Children) Even though he's still living, here's a little bio. [362 words] [Biography]
Moron (Short Stories) - [374 words] [Teenage]
Mr. Nico's Monday A.M. Surprise (Plays) Thus it was decreed: Woe unto all those ethically challenged! [633 words] [Humor]
Mr Randy Sez (Non-Fiction) Expressed thoughts, musings, comments, etc. on whatever I please. [5,598 words] [Publishing]
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My Fan (Poetry) - [23 words] [Spiritual]
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Why Is He Calling? Or (Pass Me Not)
Randall Barfield

Why Is He Calling? A brief close-up of Crosby’s “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour”



This old church hymn by prolific writer Fanny Crosby kept coming back to me. The melody, composed by W.H. Doane, is a very pleasant one and lacks the harshness that some of the melodies of old hymns possess (such as “I Will Sing the Wondrous Story,” just to name one). Then I thought: What is the hymn about actually? Why is He calling? Does the one who pleads want to be taken from earth? Ready for heaven? I didn’t know.
In the chorus we have the following words: Saviour, Saviour, Hear my humble cry; While on others thou art calling, Do not pass me by. The Saviour is doing something for others (via calling), helping them in some way. The petitioner wants to be included.
Crosby uses the British spelling of Saviour. Perhaps this was by preference (elegance?) or for the reason that spelling in the United States in general had not been “Americanized” yet. The first verse gives us no information that, after considering the chorus, is new. So, we must go to the second.
The second verse has these words: Let me at thy throne of mercy/Find a sweet relief; Kneeling there in deep contrition, Help my unbelief.
The petitioner, addressing the Saviour, of course, needs relief. She or he resorts to repentence in order to find that relief. Also, the petitioner admits there has been unbelief in the past. That could stem from arrogance or, simply, youth and inexperience. What we presume at the time of this address to the Saviour is that there are now doubts about this past unbelief. There is a resolution to end the doubts.
The third verse has these words: Trusting only in thy merit, Would I seek thy face; Heal my wounded, broken spirit, Save me by thy grace.
Here the petitioner has decided to trust and put her/his faith (blind faith? Fanny was blind) in the Word and words of the Saviour: in the promises of the Saviour, which are many. The petitioner needs healing and saving. He or she is not whole but in pieces and, thus, will “seek” the Saviour for repair. Grace is what saves one, we learn here. (This means the Saviour saves us by choice, by His dying for us, by the shedding of His blood.) Crosby has gone into the territory of theology now. She knows a lot; she’s a veteran lyricist and, we’re quite sure, reader of the Bible).
Have we learned, now, at this stage of examination, what the song is about? Have we learned what is being distributed by the Saviour? Or what it is that the petitioner desires? I think we have. I think we can see the petitioner desires the comfort, the relief, the assurance and peace that she or he observes have been given to others due, in part, to their belief. Thus, the petitioner assesses his or her own status of belief.
The fourth verse has these words: Thou the Spring of all my comfort, More than life to me, Whom have I on earth beside thee? Whom in heav’n but thee?
The petitioner now is in the Saviour’s hands, we might say. There is a feeling that reconciliation has been made (accomplished) and that the petitioner knows his or her “place,” thus, will stray no more, of course, or will at least give it a good try. Actually, if Crosby wrote Spring and Saviour with capital letters, she should have written thee, thy and thou with capitals, I think. It seems she didn’t. I use a hymnal called New Baptist Hymnal here published by Broadman Press in 1926. (As I said, old hymn) Crosby also should have written, in the fourth verse, besides thee instead of “beside thee” since besides means other than and beside means at the side of. That is a minor infraction, however.
Now I am satisfied with the meaning and intent of the hymn. I’d thought the Saviour’s calling had to do with death or “the transition” (time to go). No, it refers to the bestowal of benefits, of salvation by grace, comfort, relief from suffering, etc. all at the will of the Saviour. Hope you enjoyed reading this brief close-up.
  

 

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