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The Night the World Series was Won in Canada

I was a vendor in the Skydome, now Rogers Center, where I sold Coke and popcorn. I worked the five hundred level,…

A Paris Obstacle Course for Americans. This is meant to be a modern, Mark Twain Innocents Abroad type look at…

“Agent 727, come in, please. I know you can hear me damn it! Answer me!” I could hear her disgust again. I gave the…

Essential Qualities of a Good Story What, in your opinion, are the essential qualities of a good story?The…

I hope that I am always writing about larger issues like love, justice and fairness. When I write courtroom scenes…

Important Editing Tips ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS Be careful not to overload your story. Make certain every…

Sudden bliss, excited tryst, an affair to soothe all quarrels in my heart... Tiny lies, justified by the…

Girl Scouts Camping Elmer had told us that we would be sharing the campground this weekend with "some" girl…

Cross-Genre Stories Over the past week or so I have focused rather heavily on reviewing some stories that touched…

"Every life form on this Hell Planet ... can be (technologically) controlled,” was the message I got. Rammed right…