Rumors of being stranded in the Philippines are highly exaggerated (897 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Aug 04 2013	Views/Reads: 2469/1519	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It was my birthday and I decided to celebrate it as low-key as possible. I am at that stage in life where I really do not need presents from anybody reminding me of how old I really am. I know every present represents an obligatory return on the gesture a
The Monster Mash (1003 words)
Author: Reid Laurence	Added: Jul 30 2013	Views/Reads: 2476/1642	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
In an era of great new medical advancement, a doctor has created a whole new race of people...
Apple fritter: the fruit of my choice (900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 14 2013	Views/Reads: 2801/1643	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Our country, so it seems, runs on choice. The more choices we have the better we like it. Most people in America pride themselves on the ability to make their own choices.
Trying to keep my sanity in a politically correct world (900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 08 2013	Views/Reads: 2328/1610	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
All through my life, I have been awkward when talking to someone of the opposite gender. I had thought by the time I got to this stage of life, post-young, I would have left a lot of this behind. Just when I think I have a good handle on this situation, s
Cat Stories that Dogs Tell (1475 words)
Author: Robert G Moons	Added: Jul 01 2013	Views/Reads: 2686/1847	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
This is short story about a cat and a dog. This is available for free as an illustrated PDF book. See link near bottom of story for download site.
Of Course It's Raining, I Just Washed My Car (893 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 30 2013	Views/Reads: 2304/1551	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Nobody can say I did not warn the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, for all the good my warning did. I am not one to say, "I told you so," but "I told you so."
Can you hear me now, Uncle Sam? (897 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 09 2013	Views/Reads: 4348/2513	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
You can imagine my feelings when I recently found out that good old Uncle Sam was checking up on my phone calls, email messages and the rest of the social networking. Finally, somebody is really watching out for me.
I was tricked and I thought I was trick proof (900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 02 2013	Views/Reads: 2249/1569	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I was minding my own business last week, which is the only business I am concerned about, when the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage posed a question.
Kalidass Syndrome (133 words)
Author: Juggernaut	Added: May 27 2013	Views/Reads: 2718/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Juggernaut was diagnosed with Kalidass syndrome and as treatment his psychiatrist advised him to start writing his thoughts. Since then Juggernaut started writing.
Now that’s news I can really use (899 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 13 2013	Views/Reads: 2245/1716	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I have a terrible confession to get off my chest. It is a secret I have tried to hide from family and friends for years. Up to this point, I have been fairly successful in hiding this but I believe the time has come to clear the air.
Why can’t we just have fun? (895 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 28 2013	Views/Reads: 2342/1629	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Some are so caught up in the vanity and vexations of life that they never know what it is like to just enjoy life. Why can’t we just have a little bit of fun?
No known cure for the Yakety-Yak syndrome (908 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 21 2013	Views/Reads: 2701/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I have come to a somber conclusion; more people talk than listen, which is why the world is in the state it is in. I call it the Yakety-Yak syndrome of which there is no known cure.
Grouchy Is as Grouchy Growls (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 14 2013	Views/Reads: 2567/1717	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Did you ever have a day when everything went so well that you could not believe you were awake? I have dreams of times when everything goes perfect. Then, I awake to the reality of the world around me. I guess everybody dreams of at least one perfect day.
We never needed armed guards, we had Mrs. Ammon (908 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 07 2013	Views/Reads: 2249/1554	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were watching television listening to a news report and I simply broke out into laughter.
I’ve got Easter on my mind (902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 01 2013	Views/Reads: 2453/1653	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I am not one to boast, at least not about myself unless someone is listening, but I do give some time to exercising the little gray cells in my mind. Many people, no names given, spend most of their time yapping while people like me spend their time nappi
Will the Easter bunny just hop away… Please! (902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 24 2013	Views/Reads: 2219/1658	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I am what many people refer to as a purist. Many do not understand or know what a purist is so let me explain.
Show Me What You Got (201 words)
Author: Juggernaut	Added: Mar 12 2013	Views/Reads: 2374/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
TO hurt somebody's feeling, go after their national pride, the way Juggernaut does it.
Excuse me, but I just gotta be me (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 10 2013	Views/Reads: 2270/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I refuse to answer for anybody else because it is a full-time job trying to answer for myself. I must confess though, I sometimes cannot give a good answer for myself. I can give an answer, but not a good one, and when it comes to answers, the Gracious Mi
How to have your cake and eat it too (904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 05 2013	Views/Reads: 2473/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Somebody came up with the idea that you cannot have your cake and eat it too. I am not sure where that came from, and I am not exactly sure what it means. If I cannot eat my cake, whose cake can I eat?
You can always depend on a homely girl to get the job done! (316 words)
Author: kathyg	Added: Feb 17 2013	Views/Reads: 2339/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
U is for useful not Ugly! Hire a homely girl today!
True love trumps a romantic fling every time (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Feb 10 2013	Views/Reads: 4845/1795	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
February is the month we celebrate romance. Actually, the only romantic things about me are my ''love handles,'' which is why I have spent so much energy developing them over the years. You think somebody would appreciate them.
AH WAS A-SNORIN WHEN THEY HUNG'D ME (944 words)
Author: Danny Zil	Added: Jan 19 2013	Views/Reads: 2558/1823	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Corrected version.
So, this is what new looks like (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jan 06 2013	Views/Reads: 2274/1651	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It was just before New Year’s and the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were relaxing after a busy week of toil and labor. Not paying much attention to my surroundings, I had immersed myself in a favorite book.
Let’s do it all over again (900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 31 2012	Views/Reads: 2363/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The fact we actually survived another year is a tribute to somebody’s tenacity; I am not sure whose. I know the only thing that got me through the year was the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and boy is she graciously tenacious. I was sure everything w
‘Tis the Season to be Broke (902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 22 2012	Views/Reads: 2332/1628	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
For the last several hours, I have been slouching in my easy chair basking in the soothing aura of the season. I have not moved in several hours, and it probably will be several more hours before I even think of moving.

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