Joe Broadmeadow

Author · Retired Police Captain

From the desk

Writing

Essays, op-eds, and mind wanderings on justice, policing, aging, the trail, and whatever else won’t leave me alone.

  • Questions and the Answers I’d Love to Give

    Have you ever listened to some of the questions people ask at the airport? I am not talking about the ordinary ones, of course it is reasonable to be curious about the reason for delays; weather, mechanical, the arrival of…

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  • Temperance

    Because of You It has been so long It has been so hard Time conspires against us, growing shorter For the longest time I doubted my own heart…. But, with you……. Your sweat mingles with mine Your skin feels like…

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  • Sharing Nature

    I went fishing today. As soon as I had baited the hook, cast it into the channel off of Sanibel, I got out my throw net to capture some live bait fish. The entire time I was setting up my…

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  • The Hand of God

    It is easy to understand why people see the hand of God in a spectacular sunset. The cloud patterns, the ever changing hues of colors, the sheer magnificence, what else could it be but divine. As breathtaking as it often…

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  • Travel Stresses

    I love to travel. I am, so to speak, in the business. As a consequence of my employment I get to hear a lot about things that bother people. Delays, mostly. The rare, thank goodness, cancellation. Obnoxious behavior on the…

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  • The Real Victims of Religious Persecution

    There are many candidates for the office of most persecuted. At various points in history, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Atheists, Buddhists, Evangelicals all were the victims of religious persecution. Generally, at the hands of another Religious sect. But there is one…

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  • I was Just Wondering

    Did you ever wonder at what point you will realize you’re dead, or if there even is such a realization. Some people see their imminent demise. Some are looking in the opposite direction. Some try everything to avoid the inevitable.…

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  • A Collision of Faith

    A Collision of Faith A Novel of deception, delusion, despair, duty, and hope. Click here for more http://jebroadmeadow.wordpress.com

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