At seven, Cole wanted to be an ‘awfer’. He asked me what his next story should be about. I said, “Well, it’s good to write about the really important things in your life, Cole. Even the sad, important things. So, how about..." “Thomas Edison?” he...
First, I have to explain why our dog has two names. His given name is Theo, but when Cade was little, his version of ‘Theo’ was indistinguishable from his version of ‘Phil’. He said, “Feow” for both. So, we began using the two names interchangeably. But...
My Aunt Jo and Uncle Era told me this story—an interchange, which a friend of a friend claimed to over hear. I can’t verify that it’s true, but I sure hope so, because it cracks me up every time I tell it: A traveling couple stopped at Burger King to...