Shane  Lightle

Shane Lightle served in the US Navy, operating primarily in the Middle-East. Lightle studied Philosophy at Ohio University, and graduate studies in Political Science. He has worked in campaign politics and the non-profit sector. Lightle enjoyed a thirty fight career in professional boxing and mixed martial arts. He writes fiction and non-fiction. He lives in the Ohio hills with his wife and three boys and coaches the local wrestling team.

For Michael, 2005-2011

Oct 12, 2011 | 07:06am  

Wrestling season will never come.

The October leaves have lost their color.

The tickle well is full.

The smell of camp fire becomes a retching stench.

Joy dies in the Autumn damp.

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BUSHIDO – Part I

Aug 11, 2011 | 05:55pm  

AUGUST, 1995

Steve and I were a little drunk and the late morning, Hawaiian sun was promising fierce judgment. Kalakaua Avenue was lightly trodden for a Tuesday morning, mostly Japanese tourists, since it was cheaper for them to fly to Hawaii for events like weddings and parties than it was to host them in Japan, because of the price of real estate apparently. [read more]