786: The Things I Fry

The things I fry Are rather nice And sometimes they are filled with ice Which isn’t nice for frying things It’s just like when a panda stings For panda’s don’t have stinger things And so they rarely ever sting So fired things that are filled with ice Are rarely fried so very nice Photo by…

Bible Stories #23: Asking For A Bramble

Gideon is mostly famous for putting out fleeces in the dew and watching his soldiers drink water, but after he died there was a bit of a power vacuum in the land of Israel. Gideon’s son Abimelech decided to step into the void, and convinced a bunch of his relatives that he was the man…

776: Gathered Belongings

Standard issue .45, socks, and a small green t-shirt. Floyd had left his pants at the ranch house three miles south on 93. He arranged his belongings on a rock, and took stock of the situation. What to do next. Floyd looked at the rock. He would need some water. That was for sure. Maybe…

Bible Stories #16: Climb Every Mountain

Climb every mountainFord every streamFollow every rainbowTill you find your dream The Sound of Music While the Old Testament prophet Balaam may be most famous for a Dr. Dolittle like conversation with his donkey it was not his only claim to fame. Balaam is also noteworthy for taking Mother Superior’s advice to heart thousands of…

770: The Sweetness of A Rose

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. William Shakespeare Perhaps, but a rose which has been boiled in anti-freeze, saturated in used engine oil and stored in a manure pit for three years does not smell as sweet. Roses which have been processed in this manner go by the name ifretyblighs. Photo…

719: Three Dyslexics

Special thanks to Clyde Herrin for providing today’s opening line. Clyde has been a long time reader of this blog, and I greatly appreciate his support, and the interesting comments he leaves! He really set the bar for today’s story! Three dyslexics walked into a bra. I mean six diesels walked into a tree. Er,…

701: There’s Still A River

Down by the river there is a small boat. It should probably be in the river, but there was a big explosion that threw a lot of stuff out of the river, including the boat. On the plus side, there’s still a river. Photo by Martin Portas on Pexels.com

699: The Dark Side Of The Broom

There are two sides to every broom, but as far as the inhabitants of Spitzberg-Upon-Flower were concerned there was only one broom. The broom. When the children of Spitzberg-Upon-Flower were tucked in at night they would gaze out of their windows at the bright side of the broom. But secretly, in their heart of hearts,…