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Flippers and Stilts

My dad volunteered for an unusual mission when I was a teenager. His childhood friend, Chuck, and he belonged to a group of divers that retrieved bodies from boating accidents at Cedar Lake, Indiana. Chuck… 

Mike’s Famous Magic Show

When I was fourteen I discovered magic. It started out with a couple of card tricks, but then it escalated fast. I found a magic store a few towns over and bought what I could… 

Caught Smoking

Like any curious teenager, I took up smoking, in a classic scene, three young boys walking down an empty railroad track in the wintertime. Literally, on a dare I took my first puff (menthol) and… 

The Bad News About Butch

Sensing danger is a survival skill. If you have it, you may live long. If not, well… I guess you aren’t reading this. Years ago before we were married, Carrie and I went to a… 

Treehouses Are Cool

Cherry Street Treehouse There is something unusual about age. When you are young and small, things all around you appear quite large. When you are older and bigger, not so much. When I lived on… 

Shooting Water Through My Teeth

I wanted a bike for my birthday. I was six years old and had long left the three wheel world of biking. But my only experience on two wheels was limited and I had not… 

Walking on Water

If I had a nickel for every river story I could write, I would have $8.45. Well I’m not even halfway there yet so here’s another one. Although our river friends are in the story… 

Stutter Thy Not

I like when life teaches me a lesson. It’s even better when I learn it from someone I know, someone I love. Here’s a little story that I think is worth the read. For a… 

Dangerous Road Tricks & Bad Decisions

Growing up in Indiana was fun. But the hardest thing to do before we were old enough, was how to secure beer for the upcoming Friday night. Fortunately, we were quite clever and adaptive. There…