A native of tiny Taylorsville, Kentucky, Brian Jeffiers is a lifelong aspiring writer. He counts Lewis Grizzard as his most significant influence and identifies closely with his hero's combination of humor and nostalgia.

A married father of two girls, Brian now lives in eastern Kentucky.

My passion is ...

trying to make my community a better place.

I know too much about ...

word origins.

My parents always told me ...

"If the tractor turns over, jump UP the hill."

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a writer.

My favorite memory ...

is exploring our farm as a kid.

Why I write ...

because I just have to.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Glen Campbell.

My first job ...

was mowing grass at a veterinarian's office.

My best moment ...

was receiving a full ride to college.

My inspiration ...

is my kids, who need to know that they should do something that inspires them.

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Waiting in line

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I found myself yesterday trying to stay entertained in line at the pharmacy. There are few places with as little to do as a pharmacy line, so I found my eyes wandering to the huge array of dietary supplements all around me. There are supplements for everything coming and going, and one that seemed most numerous was osteoporosis.

Now, I hate osteoporosis. It troubled my grandmother, and my milk-hating mother is forever on her toes watching her calcium intake. And from what I see in the pharmaceutical world, she's not alone. The shelves around me were covered with them. Paul Harvey h...

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