until today, my summer coat without buttons, our burn barrel fires and a few hand-outs have been enough to survive this pandemic. then an essential government garbage truck dumped, crushed, hauled away the non-essential man like so much refuse, that now, even little red riding hood admits life is darkest from inside the wolf. we’ve…

With yet another 30-days mandated, government is monitoring us to see if we’re observing social distancing. Those not following the rules, could b…

We had built up a sizable bond-fire. Everyone was laughing, talking and drinking. Then a light from high in the sky flashed on. It exposes the revelers in its massive illumination. All activities cease, as faces turned skyward towards the accompanying heavy thumping. A helicopter and several M-RAPS, whose doors bang shut with echoes. “You’re…

New York Times best selling author: “People don’t start conversations using dirty words.” Me: “Don’t know many Marines, do you? Author: “No, I don’t. Do you want to offer an example? Me: “The word ‘fuck,’ is an entire sentence if used properly.” He immediately disconnected me from the online writing course that he is instructing.

Satan whispered in my ear, “You’re not strong enough to weather the storm.” I shouted at him, “Get your ass six-feet back from me, motherfucker!”

Tippy wagged his tail as he zigged and zagged up the pathway. The black lab sniffed the ground and looked at the tall trees and short bushes as he made his way to the large and bright opening that promised a clearing ahead. The pain in his hips was gone. And he could see clearly…

Gashole: A person who has no problem passing stinky-ones when ever and where ever they please. Example: “Jim farts all the time and boy do they stink.” “Yeah, he’s quite the gashole.”

When and if I start writing for millennial’s only, instead of using ‘said’ or ‘asked,’ I’ll use ‘like’ or ‘all.’ And for ‘thank you,’ ‘no problem.’ Example: “And Tom was all, ‘I don’t think so.’ And she was like, ‘What?’” “It’s ‘thank you,’” Tom instructed, “Not ‘no problem.’”

We couldn’t find my son’s Grandpa’s false teeth anywhere. I even went outside and looked in the dog house jus’ in case Nipper took them to chew on. “Nope, not in there,” I called out as I stepped in the front door. My son was having great fun, thinking it was some sort of a…

what point of earth is closest to the universe?