Articles I Can Skip

By Cynthia Ruchti –

Do you read every word of every magazine you pick up? I didn’t think so. Unless you are my sister, Carol, you skip most of the ad copy, articles with limp titles, and articles with too many words and too little white space. Read more

Distance Tuning

By Robin Steinweg –

“It’s still flat. Keep tightening it. Too low, keep going, getting better, almost there—there! Nope, you over-shot it. Loosen it a little, just a twadge. Oops. It’s okay, just tighten it a hair. Good! Now the next one.” Read more

A Fleeting Thought

By Cynthia Ruchti –

I can’t blame it on advancing years. I’ve had these fleeting thoughts since childhood. An occasional bizarre thought that flits through my mind in a nanosecond. It’s usually another two or three nanos before I realize, “Well, that was dumb,” or “I’d have more signs than this if I were insane, right?” Read more

On the Way to Something Else

I stopped myself in the nick of time.

The day had a good foothold by the time I turned my attention to making the bed. My brain was tired already from a good workout—many things accomplished since dawn. Read more

I Can Fly!

When I was in first grade I met a boy who said he could fly. I longed to fly!  I stood on our turquoise hassock and flapped my skinny arms as fast as I could, but gravity got the better of me every time. Read more

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