Papillion: A Caterpillar A Butterfly and the Fight To Be Free
Several years ago, I was hired to double Steve McQueen in the movie “Papillion”. It was about a man in France who was put...
A Step Toward Courage
Bobby played center on our High School football team and had a disease that affected his ability to run. I remember watching him as...
My Last Arena
What time in life should you consider yourself a man?
Is 'becoming a man' something that just happens to you? Maybe it's after an accomplishment...
Fear Scares Me
I don’t like bugs or cockroaches and I don’t know why.
I don’t think they’re going to bite me or hurt me but I’m afraid...
Heading Home
Home is where the heart is.
Home is where you hang your hat.
Home is just a click or two of Dorothy's red shoes.
What a beautiful...
The Wade’s of Russell Springs
You never know who you're talking with when you're talking to a child. They may be a professional athlete some day, the one who...
Aged To Perfection
A Robert Browning verse has been in my head lately, "The best is yet to be, the last of life for which the first...
In God’s Corner
My name is Shelly Loven, I am Chuck Loven's daughter. He passed away on October 6th and his Memorial Service was on October 23rd....
With Each Breath
Preface: After writing, Tang Soo Do Karate and Toughen-Up for Chuck Norris I began writing short stories that reflected actual experiences in my life. But, before publishing them I...
If Chuck Norris Could Answer the Call
If Chuck Norris could answer the call in his late 60's, could travel through Iraq under these circumstances, who was I to allow myself...
Dear Chuck Norris
A Letter to Chuck Norris
Dear Chuck,
It was so good to hear from you and even better to hear the good news about a beautiful...
The Image Was Me
When I stepped up to the bar it all came clear, I really forgot. In the mirror behind the pretty little bartender I saw...
Put Off Thy Shoes…
In the world of Martial Arts I've heard a lot of reasons why we remove our shoes before we go "on the mat". Now,...
Home Safe
People who've played baseball, and who now walk up to the plate in life, know how hard it is to hit the ball and...
Martial Arts Photography – The Early Days
It's hard to believe an article on martial arts photography would start out, "In the "old days" there was film... a piece of celluloid...
One Breath Away
I couldn't see why anyone would visit someone who was at home sick in bed. They need their rest, the peace and the quiet....
