Imagine the courage you would need to face an opponent 80 times bigger than you. I know, you’re asking yourself what could possibly be that large? Well, I am. At least I’m 80 times bigger then Herb. Herb is the name I’ve given to the mouse that lives under my entertainment center in the middle […]
This was sent to 4 newspapers. . .Really! Dear Sir: I was recently told of your newspaper and its request for “freelance” writers to submit work for consideration. Well, this is your lucky day! I, as it happens, am a freelance writer and I have work to submit! Now, as you may notice, I […]
For 9 years I was Director of an annual Arts & Crafts Festival. While this is not a true story, it is an example of the ‘type’ of letters I often received. Wadley’s Septic Tank Service “Every Tank Hand Scrubbed from the Inside Out” “Our Product is Entirely American Made!” “If you got the poop, […]
ARDOR Life, for me over! I might as well be buried in the clover! Never again to whisper, “Roll over”! Life for me is over. On my bed, (I might as well be dead), there is a sign that says, “Out of Ardor” Had I written it myself it would […]
As a white male I’m concerned about why I’ve not benefited from affirmative action. As I understand it, Affirmative Action is intended to bring equal opportunity to those of us who are challenged by our environment or ancestry or hairstyle or age or something. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for everyone getting all they […]
A Thought. . . Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the King’s men, Couldn’t put Humpty together again. O.K., let’s look at this. First, who in the hell thought a horse could put an egg together? And especially ALL the […]
They lights came down. The movie started. I leaned towards her. I touched her arm. She smelled of the most wonderful fragrance. My senses, and my imagination, were running wild with a myriad of smells, emotions and prospects of an imagined love affair. She was watching the movie and ignoring me. We were sitting […]
Our local paper has awriter who is so bad his writing makes my head hurt! So I wrote to the Editor and complained. He’s still there! The Free Press Kinston,NC Attn: Editor Dear Sir, I have endured Jon Dawson for as long as I can without speaking up. The boy is just simply bad. His […]
Apparently I need to loose weight and shave my beard off! In the last few months I’ve been mistaken for Santa Claus one time too many! Usually by a child four or five years old. The first time I was sitting in a Donut Shop waiting for a meeting. As I sat reading the paper, […]
(At this time I owned a shop at the beach) JUNE 1996…. As I write this it suddenly occurred to me that I’m doing what everybody in the world wants to do….just as I damn well please ! Most of my life has been consumed with “making a living” or “making someone happy”, and, quite […]