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As a Humor Columnist, most evenings I can be found wiping drops of hot chocolate from my sticky keyboard, while attempting to draft short whimsical stories about life as seen through the bleary eyes of a senior. Actually, it's quite amazing how life has become

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Travel: 2 of 73

Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Please sit back and don't fret. How many times have you heard these same cries? From the kids in the back, with that look in their eyes. You dragged them away you mean parents, you. And you're making them do something that they don't want to do. So get them there quickly, there's no time t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Vanity: 1 of 33

As I look at the old person across the sink from me, I wondered how I'd feel at the age of sixty-three. Not bad, I guess, although a few more lines to add, with wrinkles up not down, to make me look so sad. A few more pounds I've gained I see, my wife's to blame for feeding me. but all-in-all, I can't complain, now, if I cou... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Abstract poems: 31 of 573
The night was dark and the moon was pale, casting eerie shadows of a mystic ships sail. Upon the wooden deck, stood a figure still as stone, hidden by a darkened cloak exposing naught but bone. The story folded 'round me, like a picture from the past, of tattered flag with skull and bones, shown flying from the mast. An old ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Fairy tales: 4 of 64
There once was a woman who lived in a shoe, because she simply could no longer afford to live in her nice cottage by the beanstalk. A few months ago, she had asked her addled-brain son Jack, to take the family cow to market. And instead of selling Bessie to the local feed lot, he traded her for some worthless beans. Well, yo... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Funny stories from the doctor's office: 3 of 47
Much to my wife's dismay, It seems as though every time I come home from the doctor's office, there is at least one thing I forgot to ask about. But lately, there had been something troubling me. So, last week during my annual check-up I asked the doctor to take a look at a growth that had recently appeared on the back of my... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Childhood memories: 28 of 390

"I remember the days." I remember the days of Saturday movie time, when a movie and popcorn were only a dime. When the first thing we saw, was a funny cartoon, then a cliff-hanger serial with Buck Rogers on the moon. I remember the days of black licorice and cherry cokes, of childhood friends laughing at the stupid Moron jok... More..
Arts & Humanities > English Language Should English be the official language in the USA?: 4 of 55
English has always been the official language of the USA, and the many complicated obstacles to change languages although, not impossible, would certainly take decades to accomplish. Although, we cannot deny the fact that there are many more signs depicting English as well as Spanish, showing up in numerous retail operations... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sound: 4 of 38

The sound of water splashing across the sand, sending rivulets of serenity throughout the land. A quiet hush over the fisherman's catch, mirroring silver rainbows off the creels shiny latch. A line now taught, with bamboo bent, the lure accepted from whence it sent. A flash of color, from a seven pound, Gives a single glimps... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: How I know it's Christmas: 3 of 25

I know that Christmas is getting closer because my checkbook seems to be showing up more often in my wife's purse. Also, before I finish my last bite of Thanksgiving turkey dinner, we are suddenly being bombarded by Christmas commercials. I haven't even had a chance to put the Halloween decorations away yet. Somehow, seeming... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Memories: 5 of 41
I remember a time, not so long ago, when I used to be right about everything. A time when I made all my own decisions, ate what I pleased, went wherever I darn well wanted to go, and bowed to no one. I was the ruler of my own universe, the king of the castle. Then, I got married. I'm not saying that marriage is a bad thing, ... More..