D. RANDALL FARO

It can be downright weird . . . how the human brain functions from time to time. Absolutely weird. Several days ago I’m walking my...

Some things simply make one wonder . . . and cause one to go: Hmmmmm. A May 2022 online news item reported that a couple was suing their...

There’s an old saying that the proof is in the pudding. It’s also in the reading. Do authors really need proofreaders? To quote Rocky...

There’s a myriad of things I don’t understand. Matter of fact, they’d make a rather long book. Rugby. Channel-surfing, I happened upon a...

In a review of the Pixar film, Soul, the writer pointed out that what gives the movie spark and meaning is simply a willingness to...

A recent online article which focused on one NFL star and one NBA star analyzed celebrities’ insatiable lust for more and more and more...

The November 1994 issue of Harper’s Magazine included a letter to the editor written by Phoenix resident Lawrence Bullis and published by...

In November’s Past by A.E. Howe one of the characters states: “Mom and Dad taught me to look at life the way it is, but to try and make...

Every major world religion has cautionary words about the use of speech, both its proper and improper use. A few tip-of-the-iceberg...

A good friend in Manitoba back in the 70s often used the phrase: You better believe it. I couldn’t even estimate the number of times I...

There are websites aplenty listing and describing the various fiction novel genres. In listing categories, they go all the way from a...

Almost heaven, West Virginia / Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. When those musical words hit the ears, it’s commonplace for just...

Most people remember a few things in particular that their mother or father said to them. One of my father’s admonitions that has stuck...

FedEx changed my life. Well, my thumb anyway. Well again, actually my life. Just over two years ago I had an intimate encounter with the...

Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant (yes, his real surname) is a British author/cartoonist best known for his Pot-Shots. These are cute, pithy...

Prejudice against others, if not downright fear of others culturally and ethnically different from oneself – xenophobia – is written into...

In 1967 a rock group fancifully named The Monkees sang the song: “I’m a Believer.” Never mind that the song’s context was different from...

A review of the Pixar film Soul included these words: “ . . . the spark is simply a willingness to embrace life as a gift, not to win...

It was meant to be. Not. An inebriated driver crosses the median and hits another car head-on. The drunk walks away unscathed, but the...

You’ve heard it time and again: “It’s the thought that counts.” Not really. Thoughts have nugatory value, unless . . . . A...