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The Gingerbread house

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy. The inspection report. Stunning. Illuminating. Disappointing. When I pull up to my home in the little subdivision, sometimes it smiles at me. Sometimes it frowns. The red brick house is cute, but it needs a face lift. The roof is new, so is the water heater. […]

Freaky Friday

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Freaky Friday. It was a busy news week for me. The mean man who scratched the car. The girl who didn’t die. The Cancer Bike Rider held up at gun point. The Mayoral candidate who parked his bright red Cadillac in front of an expired parking […]

The color of anger

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The mean old man. I’m standing in front of the lake. It’s a warm morning, but there’s a slight breeze making the rising temperatures bearable. The sun is on fire in the brilliant blue field of blue. There are no clouds on this 2nd day of […]

If that lost luggage could talk

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The lost bag. My daughter is in the Navy ROTC. On June 5th she flew out of Nashville, Tennessee to Chicago. From Chicago she flew to Hong Kong. From Hong Kong she flew to Guam. She was a human pin ball, bouncing off major cities in […]

Tiger Purrs

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy. Tiger Woods. DATELINE: 2015 U.S. Open from University Place, Washington. Tiger Woods is a comic strip character. He is a memory of his former self. Two days of excruciatingly bad golf yield 16 over par and he misses the cut. In his prime, Tiger missing the […]

Happy Father’s Day

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ My strange father’s day gift to myself. Sunday is father’s day and I am alone. I will do yard work. I will go to the pool. I will write this story. I am alone. The house is quiet. I hear the air conditioning vents blow air […]

The Rolling Stones

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The Rolling Stones in Nashville. The Rolling Stones are simply the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the History of the World. Did you hear what I just said? THE GREATEST ROCK AND ROLL BAND IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORY! They have more hits than Pete […]

The pain in a momma’s heart

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The pain in a mother’s heart. We are gathered inside a small, cramped trailer in rural Tennessee. There are 3 TV stations before a couch. There are 6 journalists staring at an emotional woman, surrounded by pictures of her 14 year old daughter. It’s a gaggle […]

Crazy Murder

This is an oldie, but a goodie from a few years ago…. You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy!™ Digging up the remains of your dead wife and tossing them on the family grill. A little cajun spice, a little lemon juice, a little Tobasco! Honey you never tasted so good. Why would […]

Attacking the Veteran

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy. The attack. I’m staring at the Vietnam Vet. He’s a frail man, all of 120 pounds. He has scraggly grey hair and a hard leather face. The man’s skull has a golf ball sized knot. It is black and blue and there is a crusty blood […]

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