Called Into the 21st Century
I got my first cell phone in late 2001, for use in emergencies. It’s capabilities: making phone calls. But oh, how times changed, as what happened just five years later shows. I just wanted to […]
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Mother Tucker
Remember when you were a kid, how excited you were to be in a photo? You enthusiastically jumped in, front and center! “Cheese!” Ah, the innocence of youth. But now that we are all older […]
A Toy Soldier Story
As a kid, I had to use my imagination. No cable, no video games, no Anarchist Cookbook on the internet. If I’d tried to buy the ingredients for a bomb, the store clerk would have […]
Excerpt from My Above Average Colon by January Ornellas: Chapter 2 – In My Defense I have no defense:
Today we are excited to publish an excerpt from the debut book from January Ornellas, My Above Average Colon. Book Description: If 50 is the new 30, then why does January Ornellas […]
My Family’s Christmas Miracle – by Tim Jones
Once upon a time there was a humble family man named Tim. Tim loved the holiday season more than any other time of year – all the traditional songs, twinkling lights, frosted gingerbread cookies – […]
Happy Thanksgiving
I wish Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I wish Happy Thanksgiving to those who might end up at odds with some of the family. I have been there. I wish Happy Thanksgiving to those who cannot […]
Hey Doc, It Hoits When I Go Like ‘Dat!
By Dave Jaffe Learning your family health history can be a valuable medical resource. And the best way to discover that history is to talk with your tipsy Uncle Max at Thanksgiving. No one quite […]
Paul’s Awesome English Dictionary, Today’s Word, Leadbread
My whole wheat bread did not rise yesterday. It was tasty. But it was not a tasty loaf of bread, it was a tasty brick. Gray clouds appeared in my kitchen. Those clouds, however, had […]
Highlighting HOPress-Shorehouse/Corner Office Books for Summer Reading
As the summer approaches, we will be highlighting our HOPress-Shorehouse Books and some books from author friends. Today’s theme is laughter. Grab any of these books on Amazon and you will laugh. Available in paperback […]
The Great (Hamster) Escape
When hamsters came into my house years ago they had little plastic balls, so they could run merrily all over. (Humans now have those, too. You’d think we could just walk.) We did have to […]