Tag: humorous

“Doodling in Class”

Miss Napier angrily snapped her chalk in half effectively silencing Class 3B. Striding over to my desk she snatched a paper off my desk. She towered like an angry Goddess over me as I shrunk down in my seat. “Charlie Bucklin – what are these scribbles?” “Uh, notes?” “They look like doodles on your paper!”…

By Charles R. Bucklin May 11, 2020 Off

P. A. M. A. FILES: “Florsheim Shoes!” Part 1

Short Humorous Story

It’s six-thirty in the morning. The air is misty with a crispness that is typical of an early Fall day in California. The morning air is redolent with the aromas of coffee, bacon, eggs, and toast wafting from the school Mess Hall. A few Robins perched on trees call a greeting to one another joyously. …

By Charles R. Bucklin May 4, 2020 Off

“A Bagful of Freedoze”

Short Humorous Story

Frida…Frida…Frida…!” “What is it, Chucky?” said Mom. “Frida..Frida…” “You want something from the next room?” I nod my head enthusiastically as my short stumpy legs propel me towards the kitchen. Goddamn, these cotton diapers itch…and “sniff”…THEY NEED CHANGING TOO!” “Well, what does Chucky want?” I point my figure towards a cluttered shelf of cereal, chips,…

By Charles R. Bucklin April 27, 2020 Off

A Strange Turn of Events” Part 9

Short Humorous Story

My Adventures and short brush with Fame in Community Theatre continues.. Okay back to the Tartuffe rehearsal… At the first rehearsal, I was introduced to the rest of the cast and I couldn’t have been asked to work with a nicer group of people. It consisted of four adults and three college students. The adults…

By Charles R. Bucklin April 20, 2020 Off

“King of Pain!”

Short Humorous Story

It all started with a pain in the ass. I had turned thirty years old and abruptly my body began to experience troubling aging sensations. Twenty-year-old friends started teasing me about my arrival to “Middle Age” – to which I responded with my middle finger. “I ain’t that old,” I grumbled. Yet my body begged…

By Charles R. Bucklin April 6, 2020 Off

“Gettin’ Pantsed in College”

Short Humorous Story

Corduroy Pants? No Thank You, I prefer wearing denim jeans. Even today I can’t bear to look at a pair of corduroys without feeling a stab of anxiety and despair. My guilty secret, my private shame is an untold story until now. Being older gives a man a sense of perspective and perhaps a bit…

By Charles R. Bucklin March 30, 2020 Off

Sunday Night Family Barbecue

Short Humorous Story

Charlie, do you want to help me barbecue today?” “Yeah! Can I?” “Sure. We can work as a team. We can take turns watching the steak grill.” On Sunday’s, The Old Man was in fine form. There was nothing he loved more than working the family barbecue. In our neighborhood, he was known as the…

By Charles R. Bucklin March 9, 2020 Off

“A Strange Turn of Events” Part 7

Short Humorous Story

My Adventures and Short Brush with Fame in Community Theatre continues… Well, Mr Wizard failed to appear to get me out of the mess So… I was left standing in my living room in Novato with my fist held high. Very much like Scarlet O’Hara in Gone With The Wind but instead of crying “As…

By Charles R. Bucklin February 17, 2020 Off

“A Stupid Bike Story!”

Short Humorous Story

It was a stupid lookin’ bike. Really Weird. The bike was painted in an ugly metallic green color giving it an appearance of a grasshopper – if a bug could transform itself into a bicycle – this would have been the result. Obviously, this flawed contraption was not made in America. The kid called it…

By Charles R. Bucklin January 20, 2020 Off

That’s Amore! An Unforgettable Wife, Memorable Meals and My “Italian Thing.”

Short Humorous Story

How’d, did it all start I often wonder – this “Italian Thing?” I guess I could start from the beginning. However, I think I’ll start with how I met My Wife Laura, who is an Italian American, and my Best and only friend. In 1995 I had moved back to California, after living on the…

By Charles R. Bucklin November 18, 2019 Off