Sometimes, as your fly nears its destination, you realize that you’ve messed up the cast. But this is fly fishing! With a quick flick of the wrist, the rod silently snaps the fly back from the surface of the water
The Gift
“Who needs him, he’s such a loser.” Roger responded to his friend Steven when the subject of Danny came up. “That’s a pretty harsh thing…
Box Of Kisses
The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and…
Snake
Everything was just fine for Stanley in the Garden of Eden. He was a harmless little snake and just like all the other animal children,…
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” While serving at a small field hospital, every two weeks I traveled through the countryside to a nearby city for supplies. This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the halfway point. On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I planned to collect money from a bank, purchase medicine and supplies, and then begin my two-day journey back to the field hospital. Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been seriously injured.
Decent Life
After living a “decent” life, my time on earth came to an end.
The first thing I remember is sitting on a bench in the waiting room of what I thought to be a court house. The doors opened and I was instructed to come in and have a seat by the defense table.
Cat’s New Year Resolutions
My human will never let me eat her pet hamster, and I am at peace with that. I will not puff my entire body to…
Homeless Lesson
One day I received a phone call from Lake Ann Baptist Camp, asking me to play the part of a homeless person at a youth winter retreat for a downstate youth group. The camp staffer stated that I was the only person that he could think of that would do such a thing. What he really meant that I was the only one stupid enough to do such a thing. So naturally, I said “Yes.”
