Submitted by Joe Boyle. The tale that follows may remind you of an episode from Rod Serling’s famous TV show, The Twilight Zone. While my entire story, except for one paragraph, is true, it took 3000 words to tell. A 13-minute read is too long for my busy readers. To respect my readers’ time, I […]
Letter: How's this for a motivational speech?
Submitted by David Anderson. I am awed by my brother. Yesterday, as we do once a year at a picnic table somewhere with a view of the water, we three siblings ate baloney sandwiches. And my brother once again chewed a face into a slice of baloney. Some years it’s the bad-for-you-but-cheap-white-bread that’s the victim. […]
Who Has True Grit?
Submitted by Don Doman. In the feature film, True Grit, Marshall Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) warns “Lucky” Ned Peffer (Robert Duvall) and three companions of their arrest. Cogburn on horseback faces the four horseman across a clearing. Cogburn tells Peffer that he intends to kill him within seconds or see him hang. Peffer responds, “That’s […]
Benny’s & Joey’s Quiz 001: School Bus
Submitted by Benny and Joey.
List the Basics for Making Any Sale
Submitted by Don Doman. There is a Ford Mustang for sale down the street. I’ve driven by it several times. It’s a 1966 . . . or may a 1967. Every once in a while I stop in the middle of the street next to the car and look at the sign. All it says […]
Benny’s & Joey's Quiz
Submitted by Benny and Joey. Because Benny and Joey understand nothing is more frustrating than having questions and no answers, we developed Benny’s & Joey’s Quiz for you. Benny and Joey select questions from multiple sources including our readers, and then we go forth with a strong commitment to dig up an answer. Notice we […]
Home from Home: End of Summer
Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Though, according to the calendar, it will be summer for a few weeks yet, we all know that Labor Day pretty much marks the end of summer everywhere in the United States. Certainly, here in Western Washington. In Germany, Labor Day would be in May and mark the beginning of early […]
Wearing Your Heart On Your Vest – Manner and Etiquette
Submitted by Don Doman. Jorge was a young construction worker, sitting and waiting for a bus. Natasha was an older lady confined to a wheelchair. She asked him about his orange safety vest, “Where do you get those?” The vests are highly reflective and are easily seen by oncoming automobile traffic. Natasha thought that a […]
FAB Fest Features Randall Platt
Submitted by Susanne Bacon. Do you remember a time when you were “oh so above” reading young adult (YA) literature because you thought yourself finally grown up? And do you find that the more grown-up you are, the more often you grab a good young adults’ book and truly enjoy it? Well, then you simply […]