The Flood is Over

A church banner proclaimed “The Flood is Over. Worship Today.” Did I miss a memo? The biblical flood wiped out humanity, unless you punched your ticket on Noah’s ark. I can’t

Proofing the Real World

A road was newly paved and a stick fell into the asphalt. In a follow-up to the paving, a worker noticed the stick and painted a white circle around it. This is a

Someone Else's Receipt

I recently read a library book that had the previous patron’s receipt inside. I will just list their books in the order they appear on the receipt, as they have a narrative

My Receipt

In the fall of 1979 I played on my school’s Freshmen soccer team. Since we were not a varsity team, we did not get letter jackets. But we did get lined windbreakers

No Pictures

The worst part about traveling in your dreams is that you come home without pictures.