People may think I'm taking this too seriously, or I'm too sensitive, and I'm okay with that. This IS a fun story. But I find the underwear bounty disturbing. Forcing someone else to give you their socks is one thing. Forcing someone to give you their underwear is a violation, and I have no des...
In this offbeat tale by a Grammy-winning storyteller, a young boy's hopes and an unusual bicycle bring about magical results.Life is an adventure for ten-year-old Darius Frobisher. His eccentric father Rudy sells insurance four days a week. The other three days he goes on exotic journeys. Then th...
the Perfect Little Turkey 10Extremely Tired of Waiting Chip burst out the door, with Uncle Ron behind him. “We’ll get started now,” Chip said, like he was in charge of everything. In the garage, I saw that Uncle Ron had finished the launcher the night before. He’d joined all the pieces of plastic...
the Squeaking Skull 6Don’t Say That! I made it all the way through dinner that evening without saying anything about Halloween. Finally, after we’d finished washing the dishes, I heard my mom talking on the phone in the hall. I went out to listen, but she motioned for me to go away so I went back...