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Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. Originally from South Carolina, she has worked as an archaeologist, an editor, and a ranger […]
Reality TV Rises To New Lows
I’ve been thinking of television, in much the way people think of upcoming root canals or IRS audits. Sure, there are imaginative, fun shows that explore the limits of probability with great dialogue and well […]
Santa Claus on the naughty list
T’was the night before Christmas when I met my partner, Mary Darling, for our Christmas Eve shift in the City of Angels. “Merry Christmas, Darling.” The squad room’s halls were decked. “Feliz Navidad,” replied Darling, […]
T’was the Poem Before Christmas
I’ve been going through all the boxes of old paperwork in my garage attic—there were a lot of them—and I stumbled across one of my old columns. How old? Well, so old it’s never appeared […]
A RETURN TO “TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS”
A RETURN TO TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring we were all totally soused. The stockings were hung by the chimney […]
DO CANADIANS REALLY EXIST?
Do Canadians really exist? Yes, that is my question. Is there really such a whimsical folk who believe in such things as mounted police wearing red uniforms and modified cowboy hats, water wells with hand […]
Holidays Meet Humor – Santa Claus is Coming to Town…or is He?
North Pole, December 2017 – There are problems afoot in the North Pole. On the Santa-Elf closed Facebook group page, a notice has been posted that has no one jingling with delight. Apparently, according to […]