Stories of Suspense with a Sense of Humor
When I was a kid, I was not particularly athletic. I was born chubby (ten pounds, six ounces) and stayed chubby for quite a while. I was a bit of a pudge. Not that there’s anything wrong with it, but when one of the kids in the neighborhood nicknames you “cork” it’s not because you’re … Read more
Ten days ago I came home to find that one of our dogs had bitten the other. I didn’t even know what was wrong at first except that Mikey (the dog) was in pain and couldn’t put any weight on his front leg. It was a Sunday evening and the problem with veterinary care is … Read more
We were latchkey kids starting in 1970, when our mom returned to the workforce and we walked home from school on our own. It was a quiet, safe suburb. The biggest risk was in cutting across the lawn of an older neighbor who hated kids stepping on their grass. Still, my parents worried. Well, my … Read more
I’m playing in a pickleball tournament this weekend and I’m in that phase where I think I might win, and I also think I might get my ass handed to me eight times over. It’s like Schrödinger’s thought experiment about the cat in a box. Is the cat alive inside the box, or did it … Read more
When I got my cancer diagnosis and opted for surgery, I entertained thoughts that this could be it. My optimistic self thought, “This will be a bumpy ride.” But my pessimistic self understood that any surgery has risks. Joan Rivers, for example. That’s grim and I certainly have no interest in the big “THE END” … Read more