Monday morning, I’m pulling a trailer containing a four-year-old girl, en route to preschool, both of us coming off a half-decade in the Middle East, and I’m feeling a little shaky about how things are going, wondering how it is…
The Old Bait and Switch—What at first seems to spoil as a family-friendly novel about a neighborhood tackle shop takes a titillating turn when it is revealed that the proprietor of said shop embraces notions of…
My life coach Terry got me a personal planner. It is black, imitation leather and has a robust cover. With my personal planner, I can schedule dental appointments, job interviews, or a driver’s exam. And with…
Dynamic Content—Delivered to you in the form of a book. — Fapp Harter, Bougainville, KY
Taurus (21 April – 21 May) Life is full of choices, Taurus. You find yourself in the wilderness, the smell of campfire smoke lingering in the air. You search through your pockets, and find a map…
Neigh-Neighs—Two horses stand side-by-side; stampin’, swattin’, snortin’ and descaling the social periodontal disease that is the dropped g. — Wemblay Reesup, Fugjut, AA
Europe Right Near Russia and Africa, The World 5 Stars Finally, I got to go to Europe. I saved my pennies for all thirty-two years of my life. I added them up. I bought the plane…
Director/Producer: Robert Zemeckis; Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Bobby Dean, Julianne Hough, Dennis Miller, and Michael Clarke Duncan Jr. Get it down! Get it, Brown! Cram it in there, Mister Brown! This little ditty is…
$24.99—A novel for under $25? Technically, yes. In New Hampshire and Oregon, anyway. — Sich. A Diehl, Sawbuck, LA
I just want to thank everyone for a great team meeting. We sure accomplished a lot! It looks like we’re making good progress on our client reports and the new car-sharing program. Thanks for grabbing the…
Chuck Jones is famous as the director of the greatest animated short of all time, “What’s Opera Doc.” You might know it better as “Kill the Wabbit.” Mel Blanc was the voice of Bugs and a pile…
Spotty Wire Services—The hard-driving tale of a hardworking, cross-eyed wire service operator named Spotty, who, try as he might, sometimes can’t get those damn eye—I mean, wires, uncrossed. — Rondette Savant, Clayton, NY
“Smiling” was one of many facial expressions early humans used to communicate. In ancient civilizations, these yeti-like ape-men greeted each other by baring the calcified protrusions found inside of their mouths. Remember, this was before the…
This piece is part of Waterfronts, a series of personal essays that engage with the waterways of New York and/or Los Angeles, presented in collaboration with Underwater New York. My last proper Los Angeles beach day was…
Dear son, I just wanted to let you know that I received your letter and I understand that you’re upset about my absence from your life for these past thirteen years. You feel that I abandoned…