These Old Games

Back in 1996, I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing. The whole world was one big crazy snarl and I couldn’t figure any of it out. ...

When turned 11 or 12, my little sister gave me a hamster for my birthday. Over the years, he had a dozen different names. The last one was...

Molly’s husband asked if they had a thermometer because he wasn’t feeling well. Her initial answer was “I am feeding two babies because I ...

I have written 100+ History papers in the past 6 semesters. I have collected some advice from my professors and personal experience, which I...

As a child, my favorite "toy" was a black corduroy tuxedo. It must have been a hand-me-down from lord knows who. It had black pant...

When the semester ends, I start losing my writing skills. While writing science fiction and fantasy is wildly different than writing about h...

Nothing is ever perfect, until it is. Within the first 24 hours of dating my wife, I did something unusual that has been a part of our l...

It started when Kitty wanted to ride horses. So one cold winter day, we were off to ride horses on a whim. Her horse was named Star and mi...

In the early 1990's, I had a "job" watching the computer rooms at my school. I didn't take much effort, either it was nail...

Many years ago, I rented an apartment in West Seneca. It was far too expensive and way too small. While it wasn't awful, it was really m...

In my latest work, so far unnamed, the heroes are bound for the Eighth Planet. The ship's AI has named this planet Urbian-Adams for the ...

This document was written as 3 character study, where 2 of the characters are children. The main intent was to create a realistic seeming...

When the children were old enough, I decided they could earn an allowance by doing chores. My daughter immediately claimed making the bed wa...

Image by LearningLark at Flicker.com. CC license. Years ago, I worked in a bookstore called “The Paper Cutter”. As a receiving clerk, o...

I was on the hunt for a book last weekend. It has been so long since I bought a physical book. We ventured out to Barnes and Nobles and I t...

When I was a kid, my parents took me to see Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. In the case of the last two, they let...