Basil – A Doggie Poem

Basil - A Doggie Poem
I saw a video of Jimmy Stewart reciting a poem about his dog on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson”.  It was very loving and heartfelt, and mostly (but not all) about how great of a dog he’d had.  I wondered what a doggie poem about my dog, Basil, would be like. So, like any writer, ...

Pumpkin Gone Hunting

Pumpkin Gone Hunting
Growing up, Halloween was my favorite holiday.  Sure, you’d get presents on Christmas, and on your birthday.  Come on, admit it.  As a kid your birthday was a national holiday (as far as you were concerned).  But Halloween was something different.  Christmas, Easter, birthdays, they were all about giving and receiving gifts (candy, presents, whatever). ...

Chicago Parking

Chicago Parking
          “Chicago Parking” is a story about my first experience of parallel parking in Chicago. Fortunately, I was just an anonymous observer.  I have to say, when it comes to humorous parking anecdotes, I think this experience of Chicago parking is my favorite.   Chicago Parking It was the type of ...

School Night

School Night
School Night is a reflection on one of many childhood memories, cut all too short by the impending school night. I couldn’t wait to show Greg my new dagger.  I spent all day carving the stick into a point.  It had a perfect handle, with a hole above and below for magic stones, and two ...