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A gentleman I'd never seen before stopped me on the street the other day. He said "can you tell me how to get to Runcible's Flatware Emporium?" ...
- Added: Jul 23, 2015
- Length: 02:20
Having magical powers was not as nice as it sounded, thought Jessica ...
- Added: Jul 22, 2015
- Length: 03:15
Nobody ever does laundry without inspiration. Unfortunately, the Laundry Muse never shows herself until you can see the bottom of your sock drawer ...
- Added: Jul 21, 2015
- Length: 02:47
My friend Terry Ferma likes to dress in what he calls "Earth tones" ...
- Added: Jul 20, 2015
- Length: 02:13
My friend Stretch came walking up to me the other day - if walking is the right word for it ...
- Added: Jul 17, 2015
- Length: 02:10
My friend Archie Meade is building an addition to his house. I said “how come nobody ever builds subtractions?”
- Added: Jul 16, 2015
- Length: 02:27
Missy Holmes was cleaning her room one day when she found a peanut butter sandwich under the bed ...
- Added: Jul 15, 2015
- Length: 02:47
Some days just never go according to plan. Take Mondays, for instance ...
- Added: Jul 14, 2015
- Length: 02:45
My friend Evelyn Devlin invented a new form of poetry that doesn't use words ...
- Added: Jul 13, 2015
- Length: 02:30
My friend Stretch is an incredible guy, in the sense that he is utterly lacking in credibility ...
- Added: Jul 10, 2015
- Length: 02:54
"Making history is like throwing a rock into the ocean ..."
- Added: Jul 09, 2015
- Length: 02:27
Another poem for the kids ...
- Added: Jul 08, 2015
- Length: 01:18
I had a blue pencil once. It had a mind of its own ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 02:41
My friend Wanda Farr is a location scout for a dream assembly unit. She travels all over the globe looking for exotic settings to serve as the back...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 02:34
Do you remember a long time ago, when I told you about a very smart and curious young boy named Brian? He was always asking questions, like “why is...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 03:09
My friend Flora Caprifolia is a Junior Vice President of Marketing Ploys at a company that manufactures excuses. I said “I suppose you have a good ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 02:36
My friend Miles Walker and I were hiking down along the Almanac River the other day. We followed the river from its headwaters up by Winter Springs...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 02:11
Stanley Oliver Terrick was arguing with Elmer about Truth. He said “that's a lie! The Truth is not shaped like a pyramid – it's round like a ball, ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 02:46
I saw my friend Stretch the other day. He was heading out of town on the Arcadian Road. I said “where are YOU going?” ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 02:30
Here's a fun little song for the younger kids ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 01:11
I saw my friend Seth Haitian the other day. He was standing on the beach, looking out to sea and waving his arms ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 02:21
My friend Paranoid Clara Boyd used to believe the Earth was actually some kind of super-size industrial washing machine, with its current load on s...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 02:30
This morning began without my knowledge or consent – although in retrospect, I suppose I should have seen it coming ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 02:21
My friend Esther Day is an historian. She specializes in researching very short term historical phenomena ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 02:06
Rose Bush was allergic to B's. Not really, of course. After all, a B is just a grade on a report card, and how can anybody be allergic to that? ...
- Added: Jul 07, 2015
- Length: 03:29