I found one of these Uno cards - a reverse - in Charlie's pocket. "Why are you carrying around an uno card?" I asked him. "In case a bully says…

I'm celebrating an anniversary today: Ten years ago today, I took the stage at the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe and competed in my first Moth StorySLAM, telling a story about pole…

Charlie saw a bug on the window of the car and said, "That's the grossest thing I've ever seen!" "Grossest ever?" I asked. "Seriously?" "Yes," he said. "Seriously. What's the…

I was exiting Winding Trails, the lake club where my family and I spend our summers. I had a meeting with an important client in less than an hour and…

I was driving Clara and Charlie to camp yesterday morning. They were bickering a bit as we pulled out of the driveway, so to shift their attention away from discord,…

I was driving down Main Street in the direction of my next Egg McMuffin. I had exited my driveway about ten minutes earlier and was approaching a traffic light when…

My friend, Rob, texted me yesterday, asking if I wanted to try to squeeze in a round of golf before the rain.    I wanted to point out to Rob…

I discovered something delightful today. The word "jiffy," which is normally used to indicate an unspecified short period, as in "I will be back in a jiffy" has also acquired…