Short Stories

RIZZO, THE FAT-HEADED CAT

Hey! I’m Rizzo, the magnificent male feline. Alan and Lady Dawn are my persons. Well, mostly Lady Dawn as she prepares my meals, gives me treats and scratches my head nearly every night when we…

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HARRY VARDON’S GOLF BAG

HARRY VARDON’S LONG LOST GOLF BAG June 19th, 1914, British Open, Prestwick Golf Club, South Ayrshire Scotland Tommy noticed Harry was winded. It was not because of  the uncharacteristic near 90 degree weather, nor because…

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NO MERCY, NO QUARTER

His nose broke with that last punch, I could feel it. I also heard the sickening crunch. He had dropped his left hand just briefly and with lightning speed I hit him with my right…

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THE LAST DAYS OF DOC HOLLIDAY

An historical story of fiction November 7th, 1887 –Glenwood Springs Colorado The bed sheet was damp with sweat when he woke from a fitful sleep. It had been another long night of coughing. Upon waking…

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AN EVENING WITH THE DEAD

A few weeks ago, I told you about a visit to the Sphere to see the Eagles, as it was the greatest concert I had ever attended. I was wrong. This past weekend, a friend…

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A DAY IN A TRUCKER’S LIFE – PART 2

It has been two months since I contemplated quitting my truck driver job with Saxon Brothers Trucking because a dispatcher tried to force me on a load to New York City and miss my wedding…

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MORE TRAVAILS FROM CHEBANSE – ME & MY LONG LOST NEIGHBOR

I was raised in an old house in the middle of Chebanse Illinois in the early 60’s. Chebanse was about 70 miles south and a world apart from Chicago. I moved out to my own…

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LIFE’S BEEN GOOD

For my 68th birthday, the missus and I flew to Los Cabo Mexico, home of the Arch of Cabo San Luca that separates the Sea of Cortez from the Pacific Ocean and Sammy Hagar’s Cabo…

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GO SEE THE EAGLES AT THE SPHERE

You won’t be sorry, I guarantee it! The wife and I dove to Las Vegas for a writers conference. While there we attended an Eagles concert at the Sphere at the Venetian Hotel. If you…

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A CASE FOR THE REAL GOAT

The Super Bowl is history and the Philadelphia Eagles are the world champs.  Quarterback Jalen Hurts won the MVP award. In my opinion the real MVP was the four defensive lineman that seemed to have…

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