Tag: Cool

The “Old Man’s” Gift

“Hey, Dad I’m turning thirty-two this week.” “Well, that beats the Hell out of turning seventy-two.” “Aar! Ha! Ha! Ha!” The familiar laugh barked over the phone. The Old Man considered himself to be a real Card at times. “What are you doing for your Birthday, Son?” “Aww, I got nothin’ planned, Dad.” “C’mon over…

By Charles R. Bucklin November 2, 2020 Off

*Flash Fiction*A Leap of Faith

“Do not spend your time sadly thinking about the past. Spend it dreading the future.”  Chah-Lee The Inscrutable Philospher From “Cosmic Notes from Beyond the Cosmos”  * “Holy Smokes! Would at that thing!”  “Why it must be a hundred feet tall!”  Actually the cement diving platform was only thirty two feet in height – but…

By Charles R. Bucklin October 12, 2020 Off