Hooked!! By Charles R. Bucklin
Me: “Hello, my name is Charles and I’m an Addict.” Group Members: (warmly) “Hello Charles!” Standing in front of a group of seated strangers in a dimly lit room, I wondered what the fuck I was doing. Well then, I might as well get started, I thought, feeling slightly silly. Wiping the sweat from my…
Happy New Year Everyone!!
Happy New Year Folks! I’m taking a month off, but will resume posting in February 2023. Stay Cool and I’ll see you next month.
Santa Pantsed!! A 1963 School Play Disaster
I wanted to give you all a little bit of Holiday Cheer. So here is a Christmas Story Excerpt from a previous tale – “A Strange Turn of Events – My Adventures in Community Theatre.”Published in May 18, 2020. Since publication – I have added more content and done some major editing to flesh out…
Sell Out!!
It was a typical boring Saturday night. Translated: I was too exhausted to get off my butt and do something that required any effort on my part. So I thought I’d just tool around on my cell phone, and nurse a couple of pints of Knicker Twister beers while chilling on my well-worn La-Z Boy…
One Double Burger, One Plain
Being from the British Isles my Mother used some odd words interchangeably. Filthy, disgusting, and revolting were three of them. Was something “filthy” or “disgusting”? Or a happy combo like disgustingly revolting? I don’t know. With parents go figure. Their actions often contradicted what they said most of the time. I guess in my Mom’s…
Spaghetti and Guacamole
When Matt, my brother suggested we grab some Italian food at Roma’s Ristorante on Mulberry Street – he didn’t have to ask me twice. I told him I was in. You see word on the street had it – ya didn’t go there for fine dining – you went there for the great food. And…
He Who Laughs
* This story was first published in Spillwords.com March 10th, 2022. Story contains some Strong Language. They were all thieves, murderers, and thugs, and they all wanted a piece of me. Culled from inner-city ghettos or harvested from backwater hamlelts in the South – my platoon represented the worst society had to offer. Most of…
“Who’s This?”
This is not a stand alone story. This is the Epilogue to my previous story, “Charles NOT in Charge.” I encourage you to read that story first if you haven’t done so already – as it continues the storyline and characters from last month. Psst… You’ll also get the ending of this one. * I…
Charles NOT in Charge Part 2 – Conclusion
* Story Contains Some Strong Language A few weeks later I was on the set of No Life to Give waiting to get my instructions from Tony the Soap’s stage manager. I was still buzzing from my meeting with Anna Marie, assistant Casting Director, for No Life. “You have a perfect look for Soaps, ”…
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Fourth of July Everyone!! Its official! Readmykooltales.com is now three years old. I want to thank you all for your continued support. Have a fun and safe Holiday. Stay Frosty, Charles