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Est. July 8, 2010
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A few quick stories - mostly humorous, one poem, one tongue in cheek Haiku and a scattering of philosophical thoughts - I hope you find something to enjoy! Thanks for looking.
Highlighted Items:

A Good Idea Goes Bad  [E]   11.9 KB
A good idea turns into trouble, a comedy about unintended consequences.

Aunt Tilly  [E]   10.8 KB
Aunt Tilly died a year ago, but she still baked biscuits every morning

Fishing with Buzzards  [E]   11.9 KB
Humor fiction story involving buzzards, fishing, and something of a mishap.

We Fish - Therefore We Are  [E]   5.5 KB
Musings on why we fish

In Honor of St. Patrick's Day  [13+]   0.6 KB
Three limericks for St. Patty's Day

Fishing Cars  [13+]   4.5 KB
We had fishing cars when I was a teen. They were specialized clunkers.

Whiteout  [E]   0.7 KB
Natuk traveling home in a whiteout blizzard, stalked by a polar bear, what does he see?

 Bully  [13+]   7.0 KB
A dystopian experiment to eliminate grade school bullys creates a group think monster.

I See  [13+]   4.4 KB
Brief Plain Story

Scanner  [13+]   14.7 KB
When A Soul Destroys Itself

Red Light  [E]   5.0 KB
True Story - Two Little Girls Became Invisible

Welling Up  [E]   6.9 KB
He was trying to shake off a nightmare, but...

 Tickets  [E]   5.7 KB
Short true story about my wife.

Raccoon  [E]   1.1 KB
Flash Fiction Competition Winner: Under 300 words, include Purse, Circle, Book.

Today's Haiku  [E]   0.1 KB
Haiku inspired from today's news

Route 1, Box 61  [E]   1.3 KB
Childhood Memories, Nostalgia

A Good Idea Goes Bad  [E]   11.9 KB
A good idea turns into trouble, a comedy about unintended consequences.

Random Thoughts on Thought  [E]   2.6 KB
While driving in the dark, random thoughts come easily. Here is an example.

Aunt Tilly  [E]   10.8 KB
Aunt Tilly died a year ago, but she still baked biscuits every morning

A Random Thought  [13+]   0.9 KB
Just a random thought

Crazy Alan   [E]   6.9 KB
A homeless man told me a crazy story. It led to an intriguing mystery

The Naming  [E]   23.4 KB
This is a story about a boy and a spirit...

The Moss Incident  [E]   12.8 KB
The cows had turned themselves inside out! As they stampeded Gramps was riding on one.

Time Travel While Dodging Bullets  [E]   4.8 KB
One tiny variation and BOOM you end up inside the earths core or out in frozen space.

Chena, the Fish Hook and the Caterpillar  [E]   7.4 KB
Chena was shrieking and jerking around trying to get away without ripping her lip off...

A Rabid Boy  [E]   7.6 KB
The mad boy was snarling and foaming like a rabid dog. He flat out scared the both of us.

We Don't Exist  [E]   4.3 KB
Consciousness is separated from reality by electrical systems, operating on past data.

Fishing With Chena III  [13+]   11.8 KB
Finally I gave up. Chena, a dog, a puppy no less, had won the waiting contest...

An 8 Year Old Angel With A Potty Mouth  [E]   4.3 KB
How my grandson brought us much needed relief. Brief.

Rowdy Owls  [18+]   4.4 KB
These are not your urbane city owls, but Texas redneck rabble rouser owls.

Coyote  [18+]   10.5 KB
He had been driven from the pack with bites and snarls

Fishing With Chena - II  [ASR]   12.2 KB
Fishing with a Puppy, humorous...

Fishing with Chena - I  [13+]   5.9 KB
Fishing with a puppy

Fishing With Bamboo  [13+]   5.5 KB
Sometimes there is real magic

The Drill Sergeant  [E]   6.0 KB
It was a cold and rainy day in the Army. We had been quick marching for 18 miles already

Around the Bend  [E]   5.9 KB
Non-Fiction, humor,

Grandma Isn't Happy  [E]   6.6 KB
Vignette, poignant