“Master!” “Great Leapin’ Honk! Where in the name of all that’s pretty did YOU come from?” “You rubbed the lamp, Master.” “Teach me to dust in here; I’ll never do THAT again. You’re some manner of genie, are you?” “Sealed into the lamp by Solomon himself a thousand and aContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Decanted”
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The Jaspers and the Rubes
We have mentioned, in an exploration of joke archaeology hereintofore, that jokes made by one group of people against another were regarded as being in poor taste as early as three generations ago, while others continued without a lot of controversy. The town/country joke went on for centuries (Aesop covered t) but it hasContinue reading “The Jaspers and the Rubes”
Gruff Times at the River
“Who’s that trip-trapping across my bridge?” “Trip-trapping? Would you call it trip-trapping? Ever since I started watching dance videos on YouTube, I kind of think of myself as mostly boot-scooting.” “Listen, I….” “If you want someone who trip-traps over bridges, you want my older brother. He’s had more classic dance trainingContinue reading “Gruff Times at the River”
Di Decides
Diane was born at a different time and a different place. About the time she was photographed with a book, she was thinking how weird it was that she and her best friend were not allowed to drink from the same drinking fountain in the park, or use the same restroom. When she grewContinue reading “Di Decides”
Missed Millions
I have mentioned here and elsewhere how I personally, invented some million dollar concepts, only to be turned away by experts so that I gave up, allowing people with more grit and perseverance to get the glory and the money. The page-a-day calendar, the trivia board game, the shared universe short story anthology: theseContinue reading “Missed Millions”
FICTION FRIDAY: A Smell of Leaves
Mike straightened his back with only minor effort, and stretched. That was a respectable pile of leaves, and the weather was perfect for raking: cool with a light breeze not quite strong enough to go through the cloth jacket he was thinking of taking off if Carol wasn’t watching him through the kitchen window. Continue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: A Smell of Leaves”
Fishosophy
They say a person can learn a lot about life from fishing. This is, as our ancestors said, as may be. I can’t speak to it. I gave up fishing at the ripe old age of eight or so when my excitement at actually catching a fish was dashed when I was told IContinue reading “Fishosophy”
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