Posted by Brad Osborne on April 6, 2022 · 20 Comments
He had watched his father work the seas his whole life and wanted nothing more than to be a great fisherman in kind.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 27, 2021 · 14 Comments
In May of 1984, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, I crossed north of the Artic Circle.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 23, 2021 · 25 Comments
He had watched his father work the seas his whole life and wanted nothing more than to be a great fisherman in kind.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 27, 2020 · 16 Comments
Spillwords.com presents: The Wave, prose written by Brad Osborne, whose writings cover fiction and non-fiction, and cross most genres.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment
It is a fraternity of lifestyle. A shared philosophy that transcends all other differences. In that moment, it is not who they are, but what they are that matters. It is not what they ride, but that they ride which binds them as family.
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