Thanksgiving quandary: roast turkey or lame duck (910 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 14 2010	Views/Reads: 3267/2020	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
My father used to tell me anything worth doing was worth doing right the first time. If you have time to do it the second time, you have time to do it right the first time.
The best laid plans of mice and men usually involves cheese (905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 20 2010	Views/Reads: 3281/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Everyone has a different opinion of what is good. What one person considers good may not suit the next person in line. Especially is this seen in the area of cuisine. For example, one man's broccoli is another man's apple fritter. The problem comes when t
BECAUSE OF THE RED BALLOON (699 words)
Author: azzir	Added: Nov 03 2010	Views/Reads: 3335/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Everything is possible. And mine is because of the red balloon. May u enjoy reading it:)
life in the arid (590 words)
Author: Dhiblawe	Added: Sep 21 2014	Views/Reads: 2907/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I was born and breed somewhere in the semi arid plains of horn of Africa
When all is said and done, I’m still confused (908 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Aug 15 2010	Views/Reads: 3296/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Some of my best friends, on occasion, have hinted the suggestion that it is highly possible that I might be paranoid. When this idea was first floated, I smiled because I had no idea what it meant. Now that I know what it means it has given me pause to co
What comes after that kiss? (908 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 09 2014	Views/Reads: 10804/3	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Quite a few, if not most put a whole lot of credence into a kiss. Much can be argued in favor of this philosophy, but not from me.
Okay, now I remember (906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 12 2014	Views/Reads: 3132/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Memory is a beautiful thing, that is, when it is working. I must confess there are many times in which my memory is on some kind of a vacation.
Restless in a strange pew (905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Oct 02 2010	Views/Reads: 3472/2146	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Everybody has places where they are the most comfortable. When a person (Yours Truly) is out of their comfortable place there is a certain, what should I say, discomfort. There are two places where I am the most comfortable.
Noble Calling (3985 words)
Author: Eutychus	Added: Oct 04 2010	Views/Reads: 3291/2188	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A father looks at the world, his young daughter, and considers his fears for her future.
As summers go, this one is going (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Aug 01 2010	Views/Reads: 3475/3	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
During my high school career I was no thespian, however, I could act the fool when called upon. My friend was the thespian and starred in our senior high school play, "Finian's Rainbow." One of the musical numbers was, "When I'm not near th
AN AMAZING AFRICAN BOY (770 words)
Author: Musoke	Added: Jul 14 2010	Views/Reads: 3108/3	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
He is a great leader,a true Nationalist always jolly & cheerful! He is very passionate about his motherland, Uganda. He is inspirational and he is a great mobilizer.
A Gambler’s Lament. Some never learn. (842 words)
Author: Oscar A Rat	Added: Jul 16 2020	Views/Reads: 1688/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A gray nondescript auto moves in spurts -- sometimes speeding up unexpectedly as I drive through Atlantic City. I never should have wagered my company’s finances.
The many excuses of a man in midlife crisis (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 27 2013	Views/Reads: 3387/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Sometimes it is best to err on the side of caution. This, however, has not always been my modus operandi down through the years. In fact, I am not very good when it comes to practicing anything, just ask the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage.
And I thought I was confused! (901 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 19 2013	Views/Reads: 3186/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I have concluded that life, as it stands out in the public arena, is a very confusing thing. As I watched the news and see scandal after scandal unfold and people trying to dance around the facts so that they come out looking good, I am reminded of how th
A Mortal's Choice (663 words)
Author: azzir	Added: Nov 01 2010	Views/Reads: 2998/4	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle-Albert Einstein” A story of how to live life to the fullest.
The amazing grace of "do-over," the art of second chance (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 02 2011	Views/Reads: 3188/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
If anybody believes in "do-over," it is Yours Truly. This stems back to my pre-adult days littered with carefreeness and fun of all sizes and shapes. At that time, my whole life revolved around games. I was part of that unfortunate generation th
As brilliant schemes go, mine didn’t (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 17 2013	Views/Reads: 3489/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Throughout the years, I have come up with a few schemes. None of which has ever done me anything good, and yet I still spend the energy to try to come up with one that will.
As things now stand, I think I’ll sit down (902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 28 2013	Views/Reads: 3137/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
One thing about me that has not changed all these years is that I refuse to waste my time on anything not important. There is too much to do in this world to waste time on unimportant things.
a secret life (6000 words)
Author: Amlita	Added: Jul 17 2012	Views/Reads: 3178/2032	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A lady editor of a reputed magazine secretly gives the glimpses of her childhood days. It shearly showed the rigid Indian village thinking. But the main thing that may leave a reader thinking is, was her real name prerna or rewati? And after her family’s
Give Us This Day Our Turkey . . . Again (955 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 13 2011	Views/Reads: 3198/2023	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Thanksgiving is my kind of holiday. Apart from the "thanks" part, the primary purpose of this celebration is eating. That is the one thing I do quite well.
Pigs can fly, but not with me (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 14 2012	Views/Reads: 3301/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It is time for good old Uncle George to pay up. For years, at least as long as I can remember, he always eluded everything by saying, "I'll do that when pigs fly." Or, "I'll give you $100 for that when pigs fly." My favorite might be,
A Stranger and a Prayer (946 words)
Author: CL Schilling	Added: Nov 16 2011	Views/Reads: 3064/2052	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A short non-fiction story about a homeless man along a California railroad one night and the offering of a simple prayer.
Why I love the month of December (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 27 2011	Views/Reads: 3283/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It was a wise person who divided the year into 12 months. I really do not know who came up with this idea but let me go on record in saying that it was a good one. Each month seems to have its own peculiar value. Some months are better than others.
Whatever happened to cute? (914 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 03 2011	Views/Reads: 4233/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage had commandeered the Christmas decorating operation for yet another year. I am not quite sure how she remembers when to start all of this, because the thought had not yet entered my mind.
If You Can't Resolve 'Em, Perfect Last Year's Mistakes (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 24 2011	Views/Reads: 3192/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
An old year is fading and a new year is upon us again. Each year I go kicking and screaming into the New Year, and not because I am against change. My pants pocket is full of change.

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