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Unkindness

This piece was written for the second “Night of the Radish” — the theme was crows. I decided to challenge myself to write something serious. Don’t look for a punch line. In the first frozen hours of the morning, the stark white stillness was shattered by an unkindness of ravens. It was not a family,Continue reading “Unkindness”

Rubber Band Jan

Some people are “yo-yo” dieters – weight goes down, but right back up. Story of my life, but now I am trying the rubber band diet. I wear a rubber band around my wrist to remind me of the perils of stretching the elastic too far. I have never really been in shape. I wasContinue reading “Rubber Band Jan”

High Tech Tanning Bed

Every spring I have the urge to go to a tanning bed. I am not one of those forever bronze people who looks like an Oompah Loompah. I do, however, feel better with a tan and thus I have been known to fake-n-bake. It helps get me out of a winter funk and into anContinue reading “High Tech Tanning Bed”

40-Year-Old Virgin Cougars

Half a dozen men in space suits were walking down the street. It was about 9 p.m. and there weren’t many people out on the streets in the business district. At first, we thought they were hazmat suits. Given that it was September 10th and we were about two blocks from Ground Zero, we wereContinue reading “40-Year-Old Virgin Cougars”

You Can Learn a Lot From a Radish

There is a different kind of radish for every season. Spring and summer radishes are the ones we all recognize. They grow quickly, but they are generally small and not terribly interesting. The winter varieties are far more exciting. They have exotic names like the “Black Spanish” and the French “Gors Noir d’Hiver”. They haveContinue reading “You Can Learn a Lot From a Radish”