Stories of Suspense with a Sense of Humor
About 20 years ago, I decided to make some serious changes in my life. In that moment, I was face down on my bathroom floor, exhausted and barely conscious, suffering from double-barreled food poisoning—which means simultaneous vomit and diarrhea. It wasn’t too hard to understand what happened. Earlier that day, my wife offered me half … Read more
I went white-water rafting once with a girlfriend, meeting up with a larger group of friends. It was wild and exhilarating going down the rapids, learning to survive as each set of rapids threatened us with a new way to be drowned. The adventures downriver were nothing like Deliverance, which is a movie about men … Read more
I was born into a camping family. You don’t get much say as to the family you’re born into and, when you’re the youngest of three, you don’t even get to make a sour face about it if you happen to not be a fan of whatever it is your family does. If you’re born … Read more
When I was a kid, Geauga Lake Amusement Park was a little slice of heaven. It had coasters, live entertainment, and games of chance. It was about an hour drive and as the ferris wheel and roller coaster came into view, our excitement spiked. It was our one and only fun thing of the year! … Read more
So a friend died this week. She was a wonderful person who was just barely 50 but caught a bad break with a rare disease. It just stinks. It stinks for her husband and her son. It stinks for her family. It stinks for her friends. But those of us who knew Carmen will think … Read more