I Don’t Feel so Good
You’re burning up. Your joints ache and your muscles hurt—even around your eyes. You lie down because you’re so weak, but then you sit up to cough, and watery snot rushes from your nose. Poor baby....
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Losing It All
Frank Barnes is content living on the streets of Atlanta. A soup kitchen and a makeshift shanty sure beat his days as a POW in Vietnam. But Chloe Roberts can’t handle the eviction that sends her into...
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You want me to pee in that?
I spent most of the month of May in Japan, traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto, Hiroshima, Osaka, and points in between. We rode on trains, buses, street cars, and boats. We saw villages, and temples, and...
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You see one, you’ve seen ‘em all
The US has little country churches, Europe has cathedrals, and Japan has temples . . . everywhere. There are small temples . . . And large. Plain temples . . . And ornate. Every village has a temple ....
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Eww! He’s nibbling between my toes!
Flesh eating fish. Yes, it’s true. In Japan, you can stick your feet in a pool of water, and tiny flesh-eating fish will immediately swarm over your feet and nibble. The sensation this causes is nearly...
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This ain’t Benihana’s, Baby!
SUSHI Nothing is more Japanese than sushi. It’s the equivalent of our burger and fries. But have you ever gotten your sushi off a conveyor belt? That’s right. Sushi chefs stand in the middle of a...
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Crazy train
A recollection from my youth. My Uncle Jim was coming to visit us by train, so my father took my older brother and sister and me to Waterloo, Indiana (population 2,000), to meet him at the station. I...
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Hello Kitty
When I was a teenager . . . oh, let’s not go there. Suffice it to say that when I was in Japan recently, I was a little taken aback by current teen fashions. There’s no better place to see what the...
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Are You Ready to Stand Your Ground, Ladies?
It’s serendipitous. I swear, the planets must have aligned. How else do you explain all these states that have instituted ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws, AND have now made it perfectly legal to carry a gun...
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Habits Kick Back
Prescription drugs are so common in the future they’re called supplements, and dispensed at meals like side dishes. Just like everyone else, Luna takes pills to curb her appetite, increase her memory,...
View ArticleFIT BIT(CH)
Everyone has advice on ways to stay healthy. I’m supposed to eat kale, and huff turmeric. I can eat any old potatoes but nothing other than organic strawberries. No more bacon? Puh-leeze. I walk every...
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A Tale of Moral Corruption
How does a man plummet into a world of male escorts, kinky sex, and death matches? Mason can’t wait to be a loving father and supportive husband. He’s especially looking forward to wearing the new...
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LET’S FINISH THAT BOOK!
Do you have an idea for a book but don’t know how to start? Have you written the first chapter of your novel seven times and still don’t know how it ends?? Are there unfinished stories sitting in your...
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My favorite rat story
I first realized I had a rat problem when the bread rack in our school’s kitchen was attacked one night. The nasty buggers had gnawed through the plastic wrappers and pigged out on our hamburger buns....
View ArticleI Don’t Feel so Good
You’re burning up. Your joints ache and your muscles hurt—even around your eyes. You lie down because you’re so weak, but then you sit up to cough, and watery snot rushes from your nose. Poor baby....
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You want me to pee in that?
I spent most of the month of May in Japan, traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto, Hiroshima, Osaka, and points in between. We rode on trains, buses, street cars, and boats. We saw villages, and temples, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You see one, you’ve seen ’em all
The US has little country churches, Europe has cathedrals, and Japan has temples . . . everywhere. There are small temples . . . And large. Plain temples . . . And ornate. Every village has a temple ....
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