Desmond James
Bio
Being an avid reader since I can remember, and writing professional communication products for work, I embark on a new journey. Writing is something I enjoy and I find inspiration all around me, especially in nature. Let's see where I go.
Stories (15/0)
Captain Trevor Greene
This is another true story about me during my road to recovery. It’s March 5, and I should be excited. We are 10 days away from departing on a trip-of-a-lifetime to Costa Rica. I’ve wanted to visit there ever since I was a child and in awe of nature. However, I am not excited. Right now, I am sitting at a desk in a library, having dropped off my daughter for her dance class, and I have an incredible itch to write. I need to express my thoughts.
By Desmond James2 months ago in Humans
Choices
He carefully studies the face in front of him, scrutinizing the eyes, looking for clues, searching for reasons. A long, quiet stare is the only exchange offered, making him exasperated. Moments later, her voice fills the void as she delivers a few words in a no-nonsense business tone, because this meeting is meant to be all business.
By Desmond James2 months ago in Fiction
'People make movies about stories like this'
This story is based on true events that happened to me. I have protected the actual name of my travelling companion as he is not aware of this story. As I have retold this tale, many have remarked that it could be the subject of a movie. Maybe, maybe not. You be the judge.
By Desmond James2 years ago in Humans
Echo
September 10, 2021 This morning I feel good, like really good, probably the best I have felt in nearly six weeks. My sleep was mostly uneventful, except for the crazy dream that woke me just before midnight. Looking around the room, my lamp still on, helped bring me back to reality: I was at home and not in Afghanistan. Back to sleep.
By Desmond James3 years ago in Petlife
- Top Story - August 2021
Afghanistan falloutTop Story - August 2021
This story is based on my experiences both in Afghanistan in 2007, and at home, some 14 years later, when the news broke in August that the Taliban were retaking the country. It describes what I was feeling in that moment and in the weeks following. Although some of the information is fictional, the basis of the story is a true reflection of incidents then, on my last night in Kandahar, and now, as I work to overcome PTSD. I managed not to do what I describe in the last paragraph, but that reality exists, always challenging me.
By Desmond James3 years ago in Psyche
Serengeti Safari
16 year-old Max Palmer is so enthralled in the moment that he does not hear his mom calling for his attention. In the tall grass, just beyond the side of their rented Land Rover, something has caught his attention. Large, golden eyes with sharp, black pupils. It’s confident stare transfixes him. Not even the savannah heat distracts the lion. For years Max dreamt of this moment, and now he is living it. Strong and relaxed but threatening at the same time, this young male has seen his share of action, witnessed by the scar breaking across the bridge of his nose and a left ear which Freddy Kruger himself may have sliced and diced.
By Desmond James3 years ago in Fiction
His first experience
The first days of university are stressful as first year students struggle to adjust to their new environments, find their way around disorienting campuses and make new friends. For Matt, the unusual, long-haired kid from a small city on an island more than 4,000 kilometres to the west, the University of Toronto offered a chance to start his life again. With its long and colourful history, sprawling campus, numerous organizations and students groups, Matt believed St. George Campus offered a bright future, one he hoped would be very different from his past.
By Desmond James3 years ago in Horror
Polar Bears hunt and kill whales?!
Polar Bears are fascinating animals, more so than other bears because of their large size, unique colour, and arctic environment where they live. They are the largest land carnivores in the world, and live in some of the coldest and inhospitable places on Earth. People who are interested in and learn about these tough and rugged bears know they normally hunt seals. Hunting seals takes patience and strength, as the seals polar bears routinely hunt can weigh up to 150 pounds and must be hauled out of the water after being caught. If you have tried to lift anything out of the water, you know how hard that is. It doesn’t hurt that male bears can weigh as much as 1400 pounds, which is nearly 10 times as heavy as a keg full of beer. They massively outweigh their regular prey.
By Desmond James3 years ago in FYI