As The Tables Turn
When I call my mom, every other day, her first response to me is almost always “well hello stranger.” You’d think I never call her. If I called her every single day, she’d respond the […]
Author: Leslie Handler
Leslie is an internationally syndicated columnist for Senior Wire and a Society of Newspaper Columnists award winner. She is a frequent contributor to WHYY's Newsworks, and has written for such publications as The Philadelphia Inquirer, Purple Clover, and The Huffington Post. Leslie currently lives smack dab between Philadelphia and New York City with husband Marty, dogs Maggie, Hazel, and Ginger, a collection of fish, said husband's cockatoo who she's been trying to roast for dinner for the last 34 years, and a few occasional uninvited guests. You may follow her blog and read published essays at: LeslieGoesBoom.com. Her first book,Rats, Mice and Other Things You Can't Take to the Bank is now available on Amazon.
My Presidential Candidacy
I could never run for president: too many skeletons in the closet. I’m a thieving, crime breaking, citizen who could never survive being vetted. I sample the grapes before paying for them. I am a […]
What Kind of Gifter Are You?
I went to get a nice birthday present for my sister-in-law. While thinking of what she might like, I texted her daughter for suggestions. I settled on what I wanted to buy, and I have […]
Call The Grammar Police….Paleeeze!
Sup w u? Ur sis called. C u 2nite. This was a recent text I sent. Even though I do use this type of grammar, or lack of grammar, I do worry that proper grammar […]
Top 12 Reasons to Count
I want to count. I just don’t want to count. Say what? I want to count in life. I want to make a difference. I want to know that what I did in life counted […]
Help! I’m a Fat Person Trying to Get Out!
So here I am eighty-five pounds lighter, keeping it off for close to two years now. It took me twenty years to figure out how to do this, but I have figured it out. Along the […]
Come Play With Me
Let’s play a game! Come on. Be a sport. It’ll put a smile on your face so why not? Maybe you’ll even be able to say you won. This is a story about my adventures […]
Call it Like it is
Why do we always have such an issue with calling a spade a spade? If it’s in the deck of cards, and it’s not a club, a diamond, or a heart, it’s a spade. See, […]
Boob One And Boob Two
After two wallet thefts within a six- month time frame, I decided to give up carrying a purse. So where was I to carry my wallet and my cell phone? Pockets? I don’t know about […]
Who comes up with this stuff?
I recently started thinking about how certain things in everyday life have occurred. It got me all in a tizzy. Now I’m on a rampage to think up something new on my own, but some […]