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The force has always been with me
Note: I wrote this story two years ago, but only about a dozen people ever saw it. I’ve made some minor changes to improve the original story. About a…
Feb 22, 2022
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I still don't want to watch your kids
I walked through the front door to my house after school and heard my mother yell, “You're babysitting at the Shipman's house tonight.” “Why?” I said. I…
Feb 15, 2022
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January 2022
Dragging the Queen
There isn’t much to do in a hotel room other than watch what’s on the television. For the most part, British television has just as much crap as…
Jan 31, 2022
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Black Walnuts
A squirrel steals a black walnut off Gram’s back porch. I placed the half-full bucket of black walnuts on the ground and took a deep breath. For Gram…
Jan 18, 2022
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The belt
It was another bright and sunny day in Dar es Salaam. Hendrik, Paul, and I didn't want to sit around looking through wedding photographs, even if they…
Jan 10, 2022
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The secret annex
Otto Frank, businessman and father of Anne Frank. Amsterdam, 1960. Arnold Newman/Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery. As our group made their way…
Jan 3, 2022
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December 2021
A moment in time
The sun was shining on us as we climbed the 268 steps toward the Tian Tan (Altar of Heaven) Big Buddha on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Paul and I are among…
Dec 27, 2021
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When Walter Mitty was my hero
Mr. Rosen taught 11th grade English, but his class was about so much more than grammar, spelling, and punctuation. We read Alive By Piers Paul Read and…
Dec 20, 2021
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The Well-Mannered Balloon by nine year old me
This is the oldest story I have saved from my days at Mechanicstown Elementary School. It is likely the first story I ever wrote. It was for a Language…
Dec 13, 2021
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The most menacing machine ever invented
The phone rings, echoing throughout the dining room. “Ugh,” Paul and I say in unison. I feel myself tense up. My heart begins beating in my throat. I…
Dec 6, 2021
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November 2021
Be mindful of the quiet kid
“I gave you a B+ in my class instead of an A because I wanted you to participate more,” my poetry professor said. “You’re really good and have great…
Nov 29, 2021
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The hour of the wolf
The wolf has fascinated us for thousands of years. We watch it as it makes its way through the woods, across snow, and as it approaches its prey. But it…
Nov 22, 2021
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