The Writing of Joe Broadmeadow

Flying Lessons “Whoa, Max, whoa,” I screamed, trying to slow him down. El laughed. I think even Rudolph laughed. I didn’t. Max dove and spun. Climbed into the sky, then rolled in the air. I was terrified. “He’s not a…

It’s tough to hide a dragon in school, even an invisible one if he doesn’t listen. Pa told me I had to take the dragon everywhere, so I did my best. But Max, I named him Max, had a mind of his own.

Getting to Know a Dragon “I’ve never heard of a Christmas Dragon, Pa. Where did you get it?” “Joe, one doesn’t get a Christmas Dragon. One cares for the dragon.” “So that’s what you do instead of working, Pa, care…

(Here’s my 2017 version of a favorite tradition from my childhood. A serialized Christmas story.  I hope you all enjoy it.  May it bring back memories and create new ones) A Gift of Imagination When I was five and three-quarters…

(A guest post by Seamus) Contrary to what a cursory look at my physical appearance would suggest, I am not a dog.  I am a fully articulate sentient lifeform with deep emotional needs and expectations from my staff. Just my…

I wrote this last year about “Judge” Roy ‘get ’em while they’re young” Moore.  If a Supreme Court Justice can’t follow federal law, how can he represent Alabama in the Senate? This is just one aspect of a troubled, character-flawed,…

The recent case of an illegal alien from Mexico found not guilty in the killing of a woman created a whirlwind of outrage. President Trump called the verdict “disgraceful.”  Pundits screamed that illegals are ruining the country. (http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-kathryn-steinle-verdict-20171130-story.html) Once again,…

(Through the wonders of technology, on this first day of December 2017, I repost this blog from last year, all while absorbing the sun on an Aruban Beach.  Thoughts of Christmas to warm your hearts, if not your other parts)…

Chapter 1  MONDAY, 8:30 A.M. MARCH 7, 2016   HARRISON ‘HAWK’ BENNETT ENDURED fifty years tormented by nightmares of Vietnam. Until a moment ago, killing the man now standing before him was one of those blood-soaked memories. Recognition, denial, and…

The headlines scream of government coverups. Images and videos flood the media, social or the other type, with “evidence.” NASA AGAIN ACCUSED OF COVERING UP UFO’S SEEN AT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (http://www.wakingtimes.com/2017/11/20/nasa-accused-covering-ufos-seen-international-space-station) Is There a UFO Cover-up? A Government Insider…