Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock
Bio
Retired Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church having served for a total of 30 years in Missouri, South Dakota & Kansas.
Born in Watertown, SD on 9/26/1959. Married to Sandra Jellison-Knock on 1/24/1986. One son, Keenan, deceased.
Stories (111/0)
- Top Story - August 2023
ComicsTop Story - August 2023
They were only comics. Well, comic books. My older brother Steve would set me on his lap in the living room. We always perched in the rocking chair furthest from the kitchen, the one that spun all the way around (& drove mom crazy when we did it). The comics tended to be either from the Marvel or DC universes—Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Spiderman, Green Lantern, The Phantom….
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock7 months ago in BookClub
A Humbling
Please forgive me if I remember this incorrectly, but I think Paul Stewart & I were having a conversation where I mentioned this song &, upon hearing the story behind it, he encouraged me to finish writing it & publish it here. So that's what I decided to do.
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock8 months ago in Poets
- Top Story - August 2023
Lord of the Rings Triology
Since I published one on "Twilight" (one of our son's favorite series, both in written & video form), I guess I might as well share the one I wrote as a comment on Paul's (I think) haiku review of "Lord of the Rings". This one is perhaps a bit more serious & relates to one of the more important themes Tolkien wanted to stress, but typically gets short shrift & underplayed. The vital spiritual & ethical importance of not killing Golem but actually caring for him, protecting him, attempting to help him, & allowing him to tag along.
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock8 months ago in Poets
Twighlight: Breaking Dawn
Okay, I wasn't going to inflict this upon you. But after reading so many other entries into Judey's book review haiku challenge, you've inspired me. Specifically inspired by HandsomelouiThePoet (aka, Lonzo Ward) & his delightful review of the series, this is for my son, always team Jacob, & the way he & his friends would scream with delight every time Jacob ripped off his shirt during a midnight screening. (Yes, I'm looking at you Tiffany. No not you, Tiff, the other Tiffany, the one Keenan knew in high school. They were actually more fun than the movie, & I enjoyed the movie in spite of the fact that it makes my wife just shake her head, lol.)
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock8 months ago in Poets
Triggers
{Trigger Warning: If you are easily triggered by writing that, while not explicitly sexual or violent, is certainly suggestive of such…. No, no, there’s nothing detailing, representing, or otherwise implying abusive relationships between partners, whether physical, emotional, psychological, professional, or other.
By Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock10 months ago in Fiction