Dear Flu, Thank you for reminding me as to how quickly and efficiently you can spread and take a grown person down along with an entire household from one tiny toddler. I now fully understand how you were able to wipe out most of Boston during WW1 and took out nearly 43,000 servicemen. In fact, the 1918 scourge killed ten times more Americans (approx 675,000) than who died in the war. Some say you killed more than the Black Death, and after our personal meeting, I would hav

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We had just gotten married back in April 2007 and I was excited that I was going with my husband and his family to a reunion. I had just...

As proof that my odd and bizarre luck still comes into my life, today’s story happened this past weekend. I was zoning out on the...

My uncle Ymmit and I were asked to investigate what happened to the cats at my Great Grandmother’s home. She had been a safehouse for...

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To be fair, I posted about the husband’s time being wasted so now it’s my turn to share one about me. That’s right, she who rarely drinks...

Short Story, Humor The cell phone was ringing again. Florida summer heat brought in a wave of friends and family calling for favors, but this time it was Alvin. With a sigh, Jay answered, “Hey Al!” “Man, I hate to ask…” Alvin’s tone of voice was equal to a grimace on a face. “It’s my Air Conditioner…” Rubbing his forehead, Jay retorted, “Lightning didn’t hit it again, did it?” There was silence on the other end. The heat of Alvin’s frustrations coming through with no words ne

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I love to go fishing, so there will be plenty of fishing stories to share. If you have no clue what a manatee or dugong is, pretty much...

As a parent, it can be fun to feign ignorance to your four year old or ask a series of questions that will reward you with comedic gold....

If you have been pregnant, or know someone that was in their last trimester, you will know what it means to have Baby Brain. I can dive...

There I was, standing in the kitchen when a wolf spider crawled out from its hiding spot and stood in the middle of the floor. It makes...

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Having kids is both a blessing and a curse. I love my kids, but I have to admit, until they came along, I remember having far more...

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At some point in my high school career I took a Creative Writing course. We were a small mix of students from different backgrounds,...

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Oh, my first Valentine’s Day with my husband was definitely interesting. We had started seeing each other the last week of January, more...