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pathscrossed
Nov 207 min read
K9 NIGHTMARE
My eyes search the darkness while my racing heart slows. It had seemed so real. Realizing it was a nightmare and I was safe in bed, a...
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pathscrossed
Aug 59 min read
Blue Goose Ride-Along
by Clif Edwards “A proud tradition of SERVICE through EXCELLENCE, INTEGRITY, and COURTESY.” Michigan State Police motto In 1987, I was...
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pathscrossed
Jun 38 min read
CRUCIBLE - Part 2
Picture taken three days later of what was nearly my tombstone We were soaking wet in the middle of nowhere with virtually nothing and...
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pathscrossed
May 3010 min read
Crucible
CRUCIBLE – A situation of severe trial, of which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new. “their...
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pathscrossed
Apr 244 min read
Crystal Ball
We watched the evening news, the screen flanked by windows allowing a backyard view; the headline being the Israel and Iran bombing...
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pathscrossed
Mar 139 min read
Withlacoochee Shugyo - Winter 2024
The Withlacoochee River (south) is a designated Florida Canoe Trail located in north central Florida. It is a 76-mile paddle from the...
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pathscrossed
Feb 196 min read
Mission Impossible
Last September when we returned from six weeks of travel, a pile of mail waited. As we sorted out junk, we set aside the letter from Duke...
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pathscrossed
Dec 31, 20238 min read
NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY
Much precedes/follows this adapted excerpt from the chapter titled ‘Contagion’ in the book Paths Crossed – Battling Drug Dealers Two days...
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Clif Edwards
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Knock at Door
“Complacency is the greatest enemy of a warrior.” Author unknown In a split second, my slumber shifted to alertness. Eyes open, I did not...
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Clif Edwards
Sep 19, 202312 min read
Return From Minong
(Isle Royale N.P.) Reflection “The unexamined life is not worth living.” ~ Socrates From the rear deck of the ferry, the emerald island...
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Clif Edwards
Aug 24, 20234 min read
Return to Minong
National Park Service Founders Day “Many of our greatest American thinkers, men of the caliber of Thomas Jefferson, Henry Thoreau, Mark...
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Clif Edwards
Jul 31, 20237 min read
PROHIBITED RESCUE
Though small in number, their influence is large. Many and long are the duties heaped upon their shoulders. If a trail is to be blazed,...
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Clif Edwards
Jul 11, 20234 min read
Stained by Darkness
The Endless War on Crime “Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it...
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Clif Edwards
Jun 7, 20234 min read
FEAR – COURAGE - PANIC
"Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.” Eddie Rickenbacker – WWI Ace The adventures of...
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pathscrossed
Jun 2, 20234 min read
Heart Shots | Second Edition
The story continues Heart Shots – The Shocking True Story of a Dark Day in the Michigan and Indiana State Police is an action-packed true...
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pathscrossed
May 9, 20234 min read
Always Dangerous
A historic review of officers killed by gunfire “For those who are in war and battle and on the fighting line, there is no triviality in...
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Clif Edwards
Mar 29, 20232 min read
Gift of Fate?
The abandoned restroom pistol Since I've been carrying a firearm since I became a police officer in 1976, I feel a bit naked without it....
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