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  • My blog isn’t very popular these days

    My blog isn’t very popular these days

    Q: How do you write what people actually want to read? View all responses A: Well, for starters, don’t write stuff like my last post! Read more

  • The Pink Beach Cruiser

    The Pink Beach Cruiser

    Michael was about halfway through his Sunday run on the Sacramento River bike trail when he saw a woman in distress on a pink beach cruiser ahead of him. A flock of wild turkeys was blocking the trail, and one—most likely a male—was attacking her or her bike. She tried in vain to kick the… Read more

  • “There’s a Rooster in the Henhouse”: A Six-Sentence Story

    “There’s a Rooster in the Henhouse”: A Six-Sentence Story

    A couple of weeks ago, my favorite fellow yoga student asked the class if they would like to join a reading group with some other yoga students. I have a hard time saying no to her; she is the most intriguing female of a group I mentioned in a previous post. So a few weeks… Read more

  • A Life in the Corner

    A Life in the Corner

    From time to time, Sam would set aside his reclusive behavior and try to join the human race. Sometimes this would happen at social events at the different jobs he had over his forty-five years on the job. Once, it was while trying and failing to become a member of a local chapter of the Oddfellows. Another… Read more

  • Post Sex & the Opposite Sex

    Post Sex & the Opposite Sex

    I remember when I was in high school, we had a speaker who filled the gym. He spoke a lot about responsible relationships, marriage, and abstinence to a full house of randy teenagers. Mind you, I was the loser when it came to the ladies, so it wasn’t like I was a sperm cluster bomb… Read more