Mississippi Skeeters
Mosquitoes in the Mississippi Delta, where I lived for 25 years, were so bad that you’re not going to believe me when I tell you. They were so bad that when they covered the two […]
Tag: Bill Spencer
World’s Biggest Fan
I’ve been in love with the same woman for 45 years. Please don’t tell my wife. Actually, my wife knows. At the age of 15, I remember being mystified by classmates who acted gaga over […]
Home-Cooked Turkey
When I walked in the door, my heart fell into my stomach. Not literally. That would be a condition known technically in medical circles as “death.” I wasn’t dead; I was just dying inside. Again, […]
Role Model in Reverse
Back when I was a young, naive lad of 35, I embraced as my role model an author famed for his language-humor columns and books. He was doing what I loved—punning and word-playing—and, amazingly, he […]
Human Sexuality 101
I feel so fortunate that I got sexed in college. (Sorry, that should read “fortunate that I got Sex Ed in college.”) Yes, I got lucky. I took Human Sexuality 101 at Mercer University and […]
My Body & Organized Labor
My body has unionized. Every year I’m presented with more and more demands. When I was young, I was able to exploit and abuse my body—make it work overtime without compensation. And I could make […]
Even More Anecdotes Not Taken
This is my third post composed of anecdotes I submitted to Reader’s Digest that were not accepted for publication. Five new ones: Unclear on the Concept When I lived in Mississippi, the local news […]
Habitat for (Oh, the) Humanity!
In my idealistic, full-of-youthful-promise twenties, I decided to make the world a better place—by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. I was determined to help create homes for deserving families. I just needed to learn in […]
Release the Kraken!
Artwork by Eli Connaughton. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Eli Connaughton as artist website: http://www.chickenwisdom.com/ Eli Connaughton as writer website: http://www.eliconnaughton.com/