Here is an example of a fast joke. Pete (me) is not sure if he is ready for a child yet, but he wants to practice trying to have one more. Entire joke is right there and I can move on. I then thought well maybe I stretch it out and take the reader on a journey. I could slowly … [Read more...]

My wife, it seems, clings to the hope her eventual death will involve some element of peculiarity about it. Traditional means such as car crashes and old age fail to suffice, falling into a category deemed “mundane to the point of bordering on vulgarity.” For all we agree on, … [Read more...]

I was not a good student attending high school in Massachusetts, where the full moon came out shortly after graduation, sprouting wooly fur up and down my arms and legs until they resembled arbor vitae bushes. I was always prowling and howling at the moon. I kicked around … [Read more...]

Candy bars are popping up everywhere these days. Their names have been changed to fool the calorie challenged. They go by aliases such as granola bar, breakfast bar, and so on. The only clues you have are the words “bar” and “sugar.” Look closely at the ingredients in these … [Read more...]

I said: Pick up your clothes and put them in the hamper. They heard: Pick up your clothes but leave your underwear on the floor as well as one sock. Take the rest of your clothes, wad them up and leave them on the floor in front of the hamper and leave your sock all squished … [Read more...]