Why I Never Became an Architect
I first got an inkling that architecture was probably not my destined career when I was a young child playing with blocks. I would carefully put what I thought was a pretty good semi-vertical structure […]
Tag: fiction
Jason Elia is Our September Featured Writer of the on the Month
We try to promote our writers and authors as much as possible, so when a new book is launched, we want to get the word out and such is the case with Jason Elia and […]
The Secret Life of Me
ADMISSION (or DEDICATION, if that sounds better): I would like to acknowledge the work of Bruce Ferber, Donna Cavanagh and James Thurber. Because of them, I have superheroes, daredevils and daydreamers on my mind, screaming […]
What Would Heathcliff Buy?
Have you ever wondered what kinds of things our favorite fictional characters would have on their shopping and to-do lists? Neither have I. Now that the subject has come up, though, we might as well […]
How NOT to Install a New Roman Shade
I won’t bore everyone with the whole story of how I ended up standing on a precariously propped-up stepladder holding a Roman shade with a tension rod stuck in it. Suffice it to say that […]
The Courtship of Prince Nigel
Prince Nigel is the Queen’s second cousin, twice removed (twice removed, forcibly, from Buckingham Palace. He now lives in Battersea). After leaving school, Prince Nigel settled into his bedsit with his collection of anoraks and […]
Hello I Love You Won’t You Tell Me Your Name?
Tomorrow I will be in love. At least that’s the plan. I will have 24 hours to succeed. Here’s how it’s going to work: 11:00 PM Tonight: I’ll be wearing my best, looking my best […]
The ID Channel: Guilty Pleasure
I watch the Investigation Discovery Channel. There. I said it. My shameful secret is out. I am an educated person. I’m supposed to be spending my TV time on PBS and other stations with edifying […]
The Daring Young Man on the Traffic Light
News stories can be a rich source of laughs. Take this one, for instance: AP Tuesday, June 28, 2011 NEW YORK (AP) — A man who climbed atop a traffic light and briefly stopped […]
Prince Nigel at Martindales
Not all royal princes had a tough time at the famous public school, Martindales. Prince Nigel, the Queen’s cousin twice removed (twice removed, that is, from Buckingham Palace; he now lives in Battersea), a little-known […]