Suprise Me

"I could remember beautiful kimonos and dolls and lacquered chopsticks and little girl’s tea sets that had come my way from the earlier war when Daddy was occupying Japan. But this Korean War was very disappointing." Read More

You never know when you will need a computer repair genius. Read More

I could no longer feel my cold hands and had to visually place them on holds. Read More

Playing with curse words and other oddities of family tradition. Read More

I STILL cannot post comments on other people’s stories, so…. Comments on “Favorite Teacher” prompt. Educator of the Year – Remembering Milton by Dana Susan Lehrman A very evocative tale for me…my grade school had a Milton of its own, although he was the shop teacher, not custodial staff. Mr. Crawley never got full peer-to-peer… Read More

One of the mothers made these costumes. Yes, I still have mine. Read More

Windows fogged, bad shocks rocking, breathing like final breaths on a battlefield, bucket seats belong on kayaks, Danny Kaye got rich and nobody knew what he looked like. Read More

I still remember my first day in college. My dad came to drop me at bus stop and as soon as we saw our bus with the engineering college’s name on top, my dad showed a signal to stop. I boarded the bus and sat next to a girl. Out of nervousness I started chatting… Read More

Miss Garcelon decided, for whatever reason, that she was going to teach a bunch of six-year-olds about the human body. Read More

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Read More