Category: Fiction
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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…
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The Substitute Yoga Teacher
This is mostly a work of fiction. Some of it actually happened. I’ll leave it up to the reader to decide what parts are factual and what parts are a product of my sexually frustrated old mind. I do love women’s feet, though! — I walked into the lobby of…
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The Best Books I Read in 2024
It’s 2025 and it’s time to review the books I read last year. This post just like the 2019 post I finished and actually published five years ago was supposed to be the first in a tradition, but. the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 “Best Books I Read” never got…
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Zen and the Mud Puddle
I took my dog, Vivian, out for her morning walk yesterday. Halfway through, she lunged towards another canine across the street. I lost my balance and stepped into a deep mud puddle. I got angry at Vivian, but it’s on me; I trained her poorly. As the walk continued, I…
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ShoeShining Optimism
Looking through the Pennysaver, Jack found the shop where he used to have his shoes repaired before COVID-19 turned his city into a ghost town had reopened. Besides shoe repairs, Ben, the owner, was back to shining shoes! Wouldn’t it be nice to step up on the shoeshine stand and…
