Don Bates, Author at Minutes Before Six

Prodding Cattle

In the true spirit of tangentialism, digression, asides, run-on sentences, and general blathering tendencies we’re not…

In 2022, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued executive order number three. Cloaked as a means of…

ColdBy Gary Buchanan We found her deadThere in the hotel roomShe had lived all her 23…

We’ve all heard the expression: “What a difference a day makes.” Time really does heal all…

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When I was in prison, I dreamed of one day regaining a sense of purpose and…

“How old are you?” Matt asked me, as we idly waited in the bright sunshine outside…

Most people already know that most of the smart devices they have in their homes come…