2023 Great American Fiction Contest Winner: Shush, Shush
“I sat beside him in the front seat, where my mother would sit if she were here. I was 12 in 1968 — old enough, Dad decided, for me to visit her.”
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Pet Nation
When it comes to our furry friends, there’s nothing we wouldn’t do.
Our Lady of Widdershins
The Pope knew. So did the Knights Templar. They created the lie. But Grandpa Harry figured it out. Armed with the knowledge, Gee-ma is making a break for it, unless Tommy can figure out how to talk her off history’s ledge.
The Worst of Christmas
Christmas can be a joyous time. And then there’s this stuff . . .
Selling Robinson Crusoe
As online book sales take over the market, what does that mean for an old bookseller and his dog?
Thanksgiving Dinner Scramble
This year, I am grateful I am not hosting the family feast.
The Family-Friendly Radio Edit
The key to a young girl’s present problems could lie in her father’s past.
Cartoons: Dog Days
Our dog cartoons will have you howling!
Blue in the Streets
A grandmother tells a Halloween story about the family dog.
Adventures in Raising a Guide Dog, Part 2
The initial training and puppy phase nearly over, Devra and Lester embark on some of the more challenging aspects of being a guide dog.
Souls For Sale
Is your soul really yours to begin with?
News of the Week: New Books, Pumpkin Spice Season, and Why I Miss the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon
In the news for the week ending September 2, 2022, are Mickey Mantle, Trapper Keepers, and pumpkin boats, but not Jerry Lewis.
You Oughta Be in Pictures
After six decades of going to the movies, Gay Haubner finds herself on the other side of the camera.
News of the Week: Earlier Sunsets, Quiet Quitters, and the Many Ways of Splitting a Banana
In the news for the week ending August 19, 2022, are less daylight, more Oz, red buttons, green buttons, banana splits, and more.
Review: The Legend of Molly Johnson — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott
Leah Purcell writes, directs, and stars in this powerful Aussie “Western” set in the Outback of the 1890s.
The Beauty Secrets of Cave Dwellers
A little girl, a single father, three ferrets, and a bully. What’s a guy to do?