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Ticket To Happiness or the Self-Indulgent Truth? , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 315,158
Date added: 2009-03-05, Total reads: 710

Does everything always have to turn out alright in the end? Wouldn't it be great if real life worked that way? As far as fiction is concerned, it works out any which way you want...

Talking Heads (pt 1) , in category; Horror, Length in chars; 53,295
Date added: 2008-09-20, Total reads: 667

Too strange to be true, or too true to be fiction... after reading the news, it's hard to tell one from the other. You be the judge... (part 1)

Talking Heads (pt 3) , in category; Horror, Length in chars; 2,942
Date added: 2008-09-20, Total reads: 695

Too strange to be true, or too true to be fiction... after reading the news, it's hard to tell one from the other. You be the judge...

Talking Heads (pt 2) , in category; Horror, Length in chars; 63,788
Date added: 2008-09-20, Total reads: 523

Too strange to be true, or too true to be fiction... after reading the news, it's hard to tell one from the other. You be the judge... part 2

Vote For Who? , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 5,222
Date added: 2008-03-31, Total reads: 732

Given the candidates we have to choose from in America, who would you vote for? To me, the decision is clean and simple...

Good Friends and Family , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 5,324
Date added: 2008-03-31, Total reads: 1164

We should be grateful for what we have, right? At least we don't have to go through this life alone...

We Need Dollars... Not Change , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 2,694
Date added: 2008-02-24, Total reads: 728

Left wing, right wing, who cares? This plane is never gonna get off the ground anyway. Can't we work out a deal and let Bush do another term?

Changes , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 7,422
Date added: 2008-01-18, Total reads: 829

What we have here, is a failure to communicate!" Will America finally pull itself together and get pulling together? Can Barack Obama really do what he says he can? We may not have long to find out...

Purple Heart Fatigue , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 4,916
Date added: 2007-10-08, Total reads: 674

I don't want to be the one who can't see the forest for the trees. I want to see things as they really are, and all you need to do is to take a trip to your neighborhood grocery store. That in itself is clue enough...

Why Wal-Mart Will Destroy You , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 6,934
Date added: 2007-10-07, Total reads: 920

How do millions of people fall prey to huge chain stores? Why do we let ourselves be treated like shopping zombies who make the same mistakes over and over again? To tell you the truth, I still can't put my finger on it, but I sure know what happens...

The Fast Track , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 6,714
Date added: 2007-05-27, Total reads: 1004

Ever wonder what happens at those schools of medicine in far off lands? How would you like one of those new grads performing liposuction on you or your wife?... Think about it! Get the inside dope right here...

Apple Pie and Coffee , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 9,414
Date added: 2007-04-22, Total reads: 1011

How about all those people with them fancy college degrees? Are they really necessary in a world so riddled with chaos and disorder? Read on, and find out...

Don’t Really Own No Elves , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 11,633
Date added: 2007-04-07, Total reads: 873

Just what kind of government research goes on while we're busy doing that 9 to 5? Is it a good thing, or bad? A help, or a hindrance? Read on and find out...

Itsalotta Chicken , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 21,409
Date added: 2007-03-05, Total reads: 845

What about the food we eat? Is it safe? What's all that processed stuff doing to our bodies anyway? Read on and find out...

Sisohpromatem , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 11,175
Date added: 2007-01-09, Total reads: 755

Writer's Block , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 3,465
Date added: 2006-12-16, Total reads: 898

How best do I describe a story that reveals the truth on a subject that no one wants to think about for fear it might happen to them? It's like trying to describe a bad cold to a person who wants no part of it, but it happens sometimes and who knows, you could be next...

Politics, I Hate The Word As I Hate All Politician , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 6,846
Date added: 2006-11-03, Total reads: 874

This story, which is really a humorous remark on a recent senate debate in Missouri brings with it an actual, tragic point. A point which is difficult to ignore... that being, that there are so few politicians we can trust, just what difference does it make who we vote for? The lesser of two evils?

My First Interview , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 4,804
Date added: 2006-10-24, Total reads: 1048

I'm Just The Bell Ringer Here , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 8,800
Date added: 2006-10-08, Total reads: 1018

The story of a man and his father who go out for breakfast one day and experience what we might call, an insightful view into their relationship - especially after many years of not knowing each other.

Righteous Restitution? , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 4,416
Date added: 2006-09-26, Total reads: 906

Can a man's patriotic virtues run too deep for his own good? How self-sacrificing can one be without upsetting the world around him?

Truth Or Consequences? , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 2,694
Date added: 2006-09-08, Total reads: 974

There's a lot of truth to this story, but what of the consequences to one ticked off writer's actions? A nickel in the slammer? Who knows?

Tough Teacher , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 4,599
Date added: 2006-08-02, Total reads: 1539

If you've ever had the type of hard-driving, relentless, classroom monster of a teacher I've described, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about!

Ticket To Happiness or the Self-Indulgent truth , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 2,530
Date added: 2006-07-28, Total reads: 820

The introduction to my new book; Ticket To Happiness or the Self-Indulgent Truth, gives the reader a hint or feeling for where the story is headed. America is a nation based on a system of reward for hard work, but just where it all leads to is difficult to say, unless of course, you read the book!

Getting Along , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 3,354
Date added: 2006-06-30, Total reads: 921

The issue of getting along has haunted me for many years, but finally, after writing this, I feel the matter has been resolved.

Prodigy , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 6,843
Date added: 2006-05-18, Total reads: 784

A child prodigy creates something to marvel at! Read on and find out...

This Game of Chance , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 5,756
Date added: 2006-04-20, Total reads: 777

Global warming... a problem that will heal itself and go away, or something a trifle more serious?

Breaking News! , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 4,497
Date added: 2006-04-17, Total reads: 853

Ever wonder how people make names for themselves? So have I...

They're Here! , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 2,993
Date added: 2006-04-01, Total reads: 935

Don't say I didn't try to warn you! Read this for your own good and by all means, get ready for the inevitable!

Solomon , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 4,923
Date added: 2006-03-04, Total reads: 761

An informative e-mail becomes much more than just the run-of-the-mill greeting!

The Visionary , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 10,157
Date added: 2006-02-23, Total reads: 732

Has the great clairvoyant Nostradamus come back to us in the guise of a twenty-first century janitor? Read on and find out!

What The Government Won't Tell You , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 8,348
Date added: 2006-02-12, Total reads: 753

An important message from another world

A Day in the Life , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 6,728
Date added: 2006-02-12, Total reads: 1017

Domestic chores and an argument about dinner hide a dark secret

Carl , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 61,941
Date added: 2006-02-02, Total reads: 843

Sometimes genetics throws up an amazing story. A real story? You decide...

Jailbird , in category; General Literary, Length in chars; 18,845
Date added: 2006-01-26, Total reads: 861

Two desperate unlikely hero's make a break for freedom

A New Post , in category; Humour & Comedy, Length in chars; 5,277
Date added: 2006-01-26, Total reads: 1080

An introduction (of sorts) from a new writer