Bad Luck (692 words)
Author: BENTLINK	Added: Feb 26 2012	Views/Reads: 3398/3	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
You just cannot escape people who believe in luck.
Just because it's free doesn't mean it's free (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 26 2012	Views/Reads: 2603/1777	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Whenever somebody mentions the word "free" in my presence my right eye turns a vivid jaundice. It is not that I have anything against the word free; just the person who is trying to use it to gain some kind of an advantage over me. I know anybod
My Leap Year Quandary: Anybody Have a Day to Spare? (908 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 19 2012	Views/Reads: 2558/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
During the last political election cycle, we were promised change but I have not seen any of it, especially in my pants pocket.
Momo Stir-Fry (440 words)
Author: Juggernaut	Added: Feb 12 2012	Views/Reads: 2680/1714	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
At Juggernaut's concept restaurant one veggie is celebrated at a time. Momo stir-fry on Monday, Cho-Cho on Tuesdays and Baigan on Saturdays.
Squirrel Love (520 words)
Author: The St. John Lady	Added: Feb 12 2012	Views/Reads: 2862/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A short love story written as an entry to a competition that I won. The company was Steffan's the Jewellers in Northampton, UK. She was meeting the man of her dreams, he was the shy guy with the bad reputation; meeting and falling in love with the best ki
Where in my schedule did January go? (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 05 2012	Views/Reads: 2521/1716	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I take a certain amount of well deserved, if I say so myself, pride in keeping to a well organized schedule; my to-do-list. If it is on that list, I am going to do it, regardless of the difficulty attached. The trick is to get on that list which I guard w
Trying to go somewhere, I ended up nowhere (894 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 23 2012	Views/Reads: 2673/3	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It was one of those weeks where, if I accomplished anything that delicious slice of information has completely eluded the tiny gray cells floating in my cranium. It is not as if those little gray cells had anything else to do.
In life, an “account at the bank” can be a relative thing (900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 15 2012	Views/Reads: 2616/1835	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
God does not make grandmothers like He once did. At least not like MY grandmother. Grandmother never trusted such things as banks with her money. Someone once told my grandmother, “If you would put your money in the bank, they would pay you interest.”
Here we go again; the art of redundancy (889 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 01 2012	Views/Reads: 2677/1706	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Forgive me if I have said this before, but, "Happy New Year." It may be the epitome of redundancy but I have given this greeting for 60 years and I mean it as sincerely this year as I have all the years preceding.
Merry is as merry celebrates (913 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 18 2011	Views/Reads: 2542/2342	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Although I may look a little stodgy on the outside with a few gray hairs blossoming on the top, I still know how to celebrate, and this is the time of the year to do that sort of thing. I love a good Christmas celebration.
Christmas fruitcake always gets a bad rap (904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 11 2011	Views/Reads: 3083/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Many reasons exist why a person should love and embrace the Christmas season. I hear of those who attack the Christmas season and I take no notice to them at all. The thing that keeps buffoons energized is attention paid to them. If they were really serio
Jaime (557 words)
Author: Fanny11	Added: Nov 30 2011	Views/Reads: 2688/4	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
My story is about a first grandchild and the happy times we had together. It is about her young years through her teen years.
Cookies (1408 words)
Author: BENTLINK	Added: Oct 02 2011	Views/Reads: 2958/1926	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Sometimes those front door deals work out for the best.
I'm having an out-of-cash experience (912 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Oct 02 2011	Views/Reads: 3124/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I have read of people who testified to the fact that they have had an out of body experience. After meeting some of these people I can understand why they would want to abandon their body if only for a moment. My question is, why did they return? Whether
Mr. Politician, leave the middle-class alone (913 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Sep 17 2011	Views/Reads: 2687/1755	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I'm not quite sure where the term "middle class" came from. I can never remember using it in any conversations I've ever had. In fact, the only time I hear the phrase is when some politician is speaking. From the context of the speech, I am quit
I’m not broke, I'm just financially challenged (901 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Sep 11 2011	Views/Reads: 2942/1874	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
As I was listening to the president give his speech on the country's economy last week I was simultaneously trying to balance my checkbook. Math was never my strong suit. In fact, when it comes to math, I do not wear a suit at all. I would wear my birthda
Island of Good Riddance (683 words)
Author: Juggernaut	Added: Sep 07 2011	Views/Reads: 2656/1818	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Juggernaut goes thru a strange experience of donating all his internal organs at a medical facility on the Island of Good Riddance, only realizing it was a daydream during a deep sleep after eating too much pasta.
AUNT and GRASSHOPPER (1235 words)
Author: BENTLINK	Added: Aug 28 2011	Views/Reads: 3451/1960	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Aunt made him crazy till at last he solved the riddle.
Finding a cure for textaholics (905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Aug 20 2011	Views/Reads: 2712/1855	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Recently, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly upgraded our lives with cell phones. Up to this time, I just assumed the cell phone was what a prisoner used.
BLUE (1543 words)
Author: BENTLINK	Added: Aug 19 2011	Views/Reads: 2761/1964	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Jerry gets ideas day and night but this may be the big one.
Tiptoeing through the 60s (910 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 24 2011	Views/Reads: 2850/1916	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Now that I have safely escaped the infamous 50-something stage of life, I am carefully testing the waters before me. They look calm, but you never can be sure. Moreover, at this juncture of my life I am in no mood for taking chances.
Angel Dust (679 words)
Author: Juggernaut	Added: Jul 07 2011	Views/Reads: 2847/1814	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
'Hing' an Indian spice with characteristic aroma with many health benefits liked by some and hate by many for strong smell was baptised In USA with a new name 'Angel Dust' by Sister Christina on the request of Juggernaut, a regular user of 'Angel Dust' in
A father's work is never done, either (906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 12 2011	Views/Reads: 2814/1916	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
There is an old saying that to my knowledge nobody has ever taken credit. "A man works from sun up to sun down. A mother’s work is never done." If I had said that, I would not want any credit for it either.
A simple glass of wine (799 words)
Author: Anonymous	Added: Jun 08 2011	Views/Reads: 2846/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Janie was looking for work in a nice restaurant,but the things she encountered were not so nice.
The great yard sale conspiracy (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 05 2011	Views/Reads: 2676/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Most things in life are not always as they seem. For some reason one person will say one thing and the person hearing will hear something altogether different. This appears to be the case between the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly.

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