The Writing of Joe Broadmeadow

Here is a bit of a perspective for my fellow members of the Cumberland High School Class of 1974. In 1974: The President of the United States was Richard Nixon, until August 9th, and then Gerald Ford after Nixon resigned…

Recipe for a perfect New Year’s Celebration Fill a glass with one’s favorite drink (adult or otherwise) Put on soft, ambient music in the background Find a comfortable and warm place to sit And the most critical element, download one…

The first step is admitting you have a problem. There are few complete truths. One undeniable truth is that New Year’s resolutions are a waste of time. Either you will do something or you will not. Setting some arbitrary date…

There is a commonality shared among many families around Christmas or other special holidays. They have traditions. Long held, choreographed, well-established traditions passed down generation-to-generation, by which they celebrate holidays. We do not. I like to think of our traditions…

I am one of the fortunate ones. I grew up during the last Age of Innocence. Technology did not rule our lives. We did not spend our time bent over a device named for a fruit. We picked fruit from…

The following is a short story (albeit a bit longer than the last one) written for a collection of short stories. A bit of an indulgence on my part, I admit, but I hope you will take the time to read it and…

We are, all of us, killing Christmas. We are engaged in the destruction of fellowship, good will, and a wish for happiness for all by abandoning rationality, tolerance, and understanding. This once uplifting time of the year fallen victim to…

Freedom carries with it responsibilities and risks Those who enjoy the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution and Laws must accept the responsibility to support the same freedom for those that hold different perspectives. We bear the burden of tolerance for…

The memory of one of the most tragic days in United States history is fading into the fog of old memories. One news article described it as another generations 9/11. It is the way of life. Events once thought to…

Here are some of the inconvenient truths within the terroristic end-of-the- world we-have-to-kill-them  before they kill us nonsense arising from the media driven hysteria surrounding the criminal act in San Bernardino. Syed Rizwan Farook, the male half of the criminal…