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Scientists have their labs. Artists have their studios. Craftsmen have their shops. The chef had his kitchen. And it was an amazing one. He loved to cook, to create —  to take random ingredients and create magic. He created food … Continue reading →

Jimmy Franks plopped down his $5, bought his ticket at the gate and walked slowly through it. His stomach already was turning. He hated the State Fair.  And for good reason. When Jimmy was five, there had been a disastrous … Continue reading →

My sons looked warily at my Uncle Bill.  Sitting in his chair, thin and on oxygen, he must have been intimating to them.  Add to it that he is difficult to understand when he speaks  — well, I guess they … Continue reading →

Casinos are designed to rob their patrons of all sense of time.  No windows. No clocks. It’s same noisy, smoke-filled environment 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. In the corner sat a broken … Continue reading →

Feeling sorry for yourself?  Meet Ryan Estep.  He has turned a massive lemon into sweet lemonade.  And he’s so inspirational that he doesn’t even consider his lemon a lemon. “It changed how I treated people,” he said.  “I’m a better … Continue reading →

One eye opened. The digital clock in the corner of the dark room read 4:49. He opened the other sand-crusted eye and his vision slowly began to adjust to the dark. The dog was asleep. The sun was asleep. The … Continue reading →

The old man’s face had more lines on it than a New York City road map. He sat at the oak kitchen table, watching the love of his life make her breakfast. The light from the sunrise was making her … Continue reading →