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  • Education Control

    After the fact there are always excuses of mental illness, of there being no law regarding gun control, of being brought up in an angry home, drug use or alcohol issues. These should not be considered excuses or reasons. These should be wake up calls to act before its too late. To educate – we…

  • We Need Help Down Here

                    We need help down here. Earth is spinning, spinning out of control.                 We need help down here. Can I build me a ladder, Can I reach up and touch you or are you just like a mirror reflecting upon us? Are you in control or has the…

  • TAXI – from Songs in Words by Freddy S. Zalta

    All music inspires internal visuals and dreams. When you listen to a Harry Chapin song, the music, the voice and of course the lyrics paint a picture that few storytellers can. Characters that face the challenges of loneliness, the scars of time and the broken hearts pierced by dreams, hopes and beliefs that have vanished.…

  • Addition by Subtraction

    First draft Sam and the Cougar He took a piss. Whenever Sam was not sure of the next step he would head to the bathroom and get rid of some doubt, some negatives and just clean out his system. He stood there ridding himself of some shame, guilt or other phony emotion he was feeling…

  • Going Back to My Room

    Going back to my room. I remember a time when I used to go to Acapulco – I was around 18 years old the first time I went with my friends. We had graduated high school in January and decided to take a trip to Acapulco – where I had been countless times with my…

  • Now Available

    Coreys Coming (Songs and Stories) [Kindle Edition] Freddy S. Zalta (Author) Publication Date: September 11, 2012 When I was growing up I used to lay down on my bed and listen to music either on a record player or on the radio. When I would hear a song it would always take me on a…

  • The Mean Reds

    http://youtu.be/wNdCdox6uC4 Holly Golightly: You know those days when you get the mean reds? Paul Varjak: The mean reds. You mean like the blues? Holly Golightly: No. The blues are because you’re getting fat, and maybe it’s been raining too long. You’re just sad, that’s all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you’re afraid, and you…

  • Remembering to Never Forget

      Its going to be eleven years since September 11 2001 tomorrow and I cant help but think about how the sky was so blue that morning only to be scarred forever by a thick line of smoke. People left in a rush to get to their jobs – leaving behind loved ones, homes and…

  • Remembering to Never Forget

  • Forever on the Edge by Freddy S, Zalta

    Since my first panic attack in 1989, to be precise February 5th 1989, the feeling of anxiety has had major impacts on my life. Just like a person with a freakish gash on ones face – a sense of needing to hide from the world lest you be seen and revealed. It begins with a…