http://slow.writerscafe.org/TheTolbertReport The original writings of author TheTolbertReport en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776042695 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 These nights are restless, and I’m drowning in the covers. With a fitful body and a feverish mind, accompanied by a sense of regret and despair, not able to come to terms with why you aren’t alive. As I lay in the smothering, unadulterated darkness, my mind travels ba.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheTolbertReport/1310754/ My mind of yesteryear was a busy street,  but nothing more than an empty parking lot currently.  The lights are off but the circuits still there,  like an inmate in his cell waiting for a breath of fresh air.  This cigarette smoke poisons my lungs,  .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheTolbertReport/1281320/ Many times I ask myself just what it is to live.  To live a life of piety, or instead partake in sin? "Pray", they tell me, and "Accept him as your savior." Am I to believe this is good enough for Heaven? A few empty words and some good behavior? But what of the child t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheTolbertReport/1281317/