He was standing at the cellphone store’s window. Taffy recognized her former levitation and potion’s teacher right away. She joined him. “Though you might not be here,” he said. “Had no idea that I was going to be here,” Taffy returned. “Yet here you are,” he said. After a brief silence, he stated, “The old…

Even with his ancient eye-sight, he could see the three boys, his grandson’s, as they crossed the flat below his hillside perch. The youngest, as was usual, was trailing behind the other two. Behind the old man was a sheep flock, guarded by two large dogs. He scanned them, then set about preparing the three…

It was a beautiful day, sunny, with a few high clouds and no wind. Social elites, movie and television stars, politicians, and sports figures gathered for this first-ever televised event of its kind. “And here they come,” the announcer stated over the public address system as the racing gates moved up to the starting line…

The four pods slipped through Earth’s atmosphere. Three landed without a problem, while the fourth tumbled wildly, killing its single male occupant. Of the other three, while safe, one had dropped far from the other two. That capsule held a female, who upon exiting her craft, found herself alone. For nearly a year, she searched…

Chatting with the Big Guy a while ago, I asked Him if I could ask a question. “You know you can,” He said, “so shoot.” I had to slow my breathing down as I found myself excited before asking, “Why do You have me writing about what I’m writing about?” “You mean, opposed to writing…

My Cousin Elmo says, “Saw a bumper sticker that read, ‘Veterinarians drive like animals.’ Suddenly, I understand why there are so many proctologists on the road.”

She took pictures of the inside through the front window, planning to send them to her brother in another state. After several tries, Micky gave up, settling for a simple exterior shot and an address. “He’ll have to look it up online himself,” she said. The next day as Micky sat at her kitchen table,…

My Cousin Elmo says, “Never scream into a colander, you’ll strain your voice.”

As I thread my way through my old photographic files, every once in a while I find myself seeing something I didn’t see before… The army of the Kaiser and the Furher lives on, but not in Germany. The Chilean Army still uses the uniforms, traditions, weapons, and marching music of 19th century Prussia as…

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