Carl Hartman
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I am married and have three sons and one granddaughter. We live in Ohio and other than Army time, I have lived in Ohio my entire life thus far. I enjoy writing and reading what others have wrote.
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Broken Promise
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) As I think of dysfunctional systems or organizations, many come to mind. We have in this country, for example, a system where a person can be fed and housed from cradle to grave and never contribute a single thing to society. I have lived long enough to witness this happen. I know many people maintain that everyone contributes but that is not accurate. It is also not the purpose of this essay so we’ll let it go there. Then we have the many situations where a person works every day, sometimes for years, and becomes injured. They will have to fight, sometimes for years, to get the benefits that they actually earned.
By Carl Hartman20 days ago in Humans
Door Knocker
It was very cold Friday evening. Lite snow continued to fall onto what was already snow-covered streets. The temperature was ten degrees below normal and normal was cold enough. Luke was walking home from work. He wasn’t driving because, like many in the neighborhood, his car would not start. He could not afford to have it towed to a warm garage and let it sit inside until the fuel line thawed. He was walking.
By Carl Hartman5 months ago in Fiction
