Category Archives: short stories/vignette

Harriet’s Pet Pea and the love of my life (English children’s accents)

Well, friends, I’ve done it again. It happened before, with Charlie Bit My Finger. And it’s happened again. I would like to announce that Poor Kyle and I are selling our house to pay for plane tickets to England so … Continue reading

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sara spelled without an “H” was getting bored

A few weeks ago I was required to write a six page autobiographical piece about someone else. I know…”autobiographical” kind of means “written by oneself about oneself,” but my professor said that usually those kind of essays get too confessional … Continue reading

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What I Learned from Ziploc™ Bags

Poor Kyle’s parents are out of town and the first thing I did when their tail lights were out of sight was break into their house (I had a key) and steal two forty-count boxes of name brand gallon-sized Ziploc™ … Continue reading

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Him and Me and Then and Now

***The following is something I wrote to submit in a writing contest.  I just emailed it to the judges five minutes ago.  I am only admitting this now so that if slash when I don’t win, I can refer back … Continue reading

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The Junk Drawer

All my pre-married life, I lived in a house that had a junk drawer.  It was always in the kitchen—why is it that we never have enough cupboard space, but we have drawers in such abundance that we fill them … Continue reading

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Charles P. Wiggins the Third Goes On to Save the World

***This is the third chapter of the saga of Charles P. Wiggins the Third.  If you’re new here, or just need a refresher, you can read Chapters One and Two here and here, respectively.*** Charles P. Wiggins the Third was … Continue reading

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