Someone is out to get you. There’s a target on your back, a big bull’s eye on your chest, and a dozen possibilities why. Jealousy, for…
Browsing: The Bookworm Sez… (Book Reviews)
Memories flood your brain at the oddest times. They’re spontaneous and unbidden, random, and fleeting. You may be tinkering in the kitchen, and thoughts of a…
Ahhhhh, a quiet night at home. You’ve been promising yourselves that for a long time. A nice dinner, maybe a movie, or soft music and conversation. …
Flat as a dinner plate. That was the surprise on last night’s commute home – a flat tire. An inconvenience, a hassle, and an expense, but…
You’ve been over-the-moon before. Just not in the way you want. No, you’re someone who needs to see the Earth for yourself, from two hundred thousand…
The checkmarks marched down the columns like hand-holding toddlers on a daycare outing. You cast your vote for this candidate. You liked what that guy had…
Just a little sniffle. That’s how it all begins: a sniffle, a sore throat, achy body, cough, you know the list. Being sick stinks, and it’s…
The pedal is to the metal and you’re in a hurry. You need to get somewhere fast, somewhere nobody’s ever been before – or you need…
Ching. Ching. Ching. It’s high noon in your favorite Western movie, and that’s all you hear from the screen: seething wind and the ching of spurs…
There’s no such thing as a vacation. Not for you, anyway. You can’t escape work: even when you’re off the clock, you’re on the job, thinking…
You felt like such a loser. It was a feeling that didn’t last long – only long enough to ruin your day, until you realized that…
Ropes of diamonds and gold are not for you. A fancy car has no place in your garage, your home isn’t TV-worthy, and you’re happy with…
Click. No stamps. And email sent. You didn’t have to hunt an envelope down, and no trip to the mailbox – within a minute or so,…
People have tried for millennia to keep all their toys but, eventually, there comes a time to step aside and pass the baton to the next…
Sometimes, you need to stir the pot – agitate things, take chances or try something different – because change is good. The status quo can be…