jxmartin

Primary tabs

I have 419 stories published in one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 340495 times and 38 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2 of my 153 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2 votes

jxmartin's picture
Joseph Xavier Martin

My stories

DNA. Dance of the Gene pools.

By jxmartin on Thu, 02 May 2019

DNA- Dance of the gene pool. Who are you? My wife Mary had purchased me one of those DNA kits as a birthday present. I dutifully expectorated into...
Talecatching
Non-fiction
Certificate U

My First published story. 25 years ago

By jxmartin on Tue, 30 Apr 2019

The Tiger Gun When we were children, Carl and I used to roam the wilds of Cazenovia Park, on the south side of Buffalo, New York. We walked the creek...
Surreal
Story
Certificate U

Razing the Roof

By jxmartin on Fri, 12 Apr 2019

Razing the Roof The day for re-roofing had finally arrived. Seventeen months ago, Hurricane Irma had struck South Florida, doing considerable damage...
Reviews
Non-fiction
Certificate U

Woodpeckers Bring on the Darkness

By jxmartin on Wed, 03 Apr 2019

Woodpeckers bring on the darkness We were watching a golf match on television one Thursday afternoon, in our place in Estero, Florida, when the TV...
Rant
Non-fiction
Certificate U

John S. Mc Cain- American Hero

By jxmartin on Tue, 19 Mar 2019

Johnny, we hardly knew ye The title is in fact from that of a favored novel about the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. But in many ways, it...
Reviews
Non-fiction
Certificate U

Pages

2 of my comments have received 2 Great Feedback votes

1 Vote

Yes, insert, there is. First

Posted on Sat, 09 Sep 2017

Yes, insert, there is. First responders canvassed all neighborhoods looking for anyone needing assiatance. Buses were available to ferry anyone needing a ride to shelters. Even the homeless got escorted to shelters, sometimes unwillingly. As...

Read full comment

Posted in Hurricane Irma Comes Calling

1 Vote

Do not go gentle into that

Posted on Sun, 08 May 2016

Do not go gentle into that good night

 

Do not go gentle into that good night,

Old age should burn and rage at close of day;

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

 

The words are the opening couplet...

Read full comment

Posted in Sick and Tired and Strong