It’s the best thing since sliced potatoes deep fried and dipped in sour cream and chives. Nutrition professor Mark Haub lost 27 pounds in two months eating Twinkies, Little Debbie snack cakes and Kellogg’s Corn Pops (formerly known as Sugar Pops). Oh, baby, stop those presses … [Read more...]

I’m always suspicious when people use the word just. It seems like such an innocent word -- not like those other kinds of four-letter words. You hear it slipped easily into conversations every day. But, beware, there is a magical element to the word just where the truth can hide … [Read more...]

My knowledge of sex began as a childhood memory in 1947, when I was four. A couple with two girls moved into our old house after we moved from Myton to Roosevelt. I came to know the girls, Marilyn and Carol, when I stayed at Grandpa and Grandma’s house on weekends. Mama said I … [Read more...]

Now that bathing suits and sundresses have been abandoned for long johns and mittens, I am sure everyone is anxious to get cozy with a brand new Fall Writing Season. Slip into a comfortable pair of dark pants, pour a glass of hot cider and let me provide you with a sneak peak of … [Read more...]

Some days I would rather do anything than write, which inevitably gives way to a game of self-deception. The game begins with a glance out the window under the guise of seeking inspiration. I hone in on the dandelions instead. “Must eliminate,” I mutter like a section eight … [Read more...]