Since it’s official Christmas time after Thanksgiving, I decided to write a letter to Santa Claus. What I say in the letter is true. However, I’ve changed some things to protect individuals’ identities and for entertainment purposes. Dear Santa, It’s been an eternity since I last wrote you my Christmas wish list. You probably don’t…
Author: stormstrouper
An Exclusive Drabble I Wrote Called “The Unlucky Box”
He died from a heart attack in a movie theater, days after the lottery announced his winning the three-million-dollar jackpot. “What rotten luck.” Wait, I recognize the man who died in this article. From the yard sale on Cedar Street. We both bought those luck boxes the kid was selling. “Buy some luck. Open the…
The Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Seed Pudding That Sweetly Revolutionized My Weekday Breakfasts
“My diet absolutely sucks.” That was the rough reason I gave the nutritionist back in August for needing to meet with them. The real push for me to make that appointment with the nutritionist came from looking at full-body pictures of myself and not liking the shape of my body —a pudgy oval. I…
A North Carolinian In Utah, My First Travel Out West To Exciting Downtown SLC
When I was in my mid to late twenties, I received a phone call from a casting director’s assistant because I had applied to the reality show “I Survived A Japanese Game Show.” Applying to reality shows was something I did regularly in my 20s, but for some reason, this submission piqued the casting’s interest…
An Exclusive Short Story I Wrote Called “Sick on Styx”
“This kind of sucks,” Matt Elliot told Charon, “when I left the house today, I didn’t think I would end up in your boat going across the River Styx. Matt is sitting on the floor of the ferryman’s thin wood skiff, looking at the dark body of water that takes souls to the realm of…
I’m Happy To Share An Impossible Way to Be Part of One of the Major Sci-Fi Universes
Imagine how dope it would be to belong to or be a member of one of the many major fantasy or science fiction universes, such as Marvel, Star Trek, or Star Wars. Meme of The Three Amigos featuring logos from Marvel, Star Trek, and Star Wars. (Credit: 20th Century Fox / The Walt Disney Company…
An Exclusive Short Story I Wrote Called “Blame It On The Rain”
We are intrigued by the weather. Something in our human DNA requires us to have at least two weather apps on our phones at all times to have immediate access to all the local and national forecasts by the minute if necessary. And it’s absolutely wild how anxious we get when those app reports contradict…
5 Things I Wanted To Do And See In Scotland
My first trip out of the country was to a place that I’ve only seen its mountains, glens, lochs, and historic cities in movies and shows, thanks to PBS as a kid and Britbox as an adult. At the beginning of July, my girlfriend and I went on a trip of a lifetime to Scotland….
A Limited Short Story I Wrote Called “Dreams to Remember”
It didn’t make much sense how we were all suddenly at my mom’s family homestead. The group there was: Tiff, whom I hadn’t seen since high school, my uncle Frank, my Dad, my sister-in-law Rachel, and my cousin Bailey from my Dad’s side of the family. My mom’s brother, Dad, and Rachel being there made…
First-Time International Travelers: Here’s Some Things To Do Before Going Abroad
For first-time travelers heading out of the country, I have a few tips to share because I was just in your spot a few months ago and I learned all types of things you need to do before traveling out of the country. These things I’ll share in a few came from talking to family…