Welcome to the space where I come to play! I park the really fun stuff here that publishers won’t print in magazines and books! Feel free to comment and join in the fun.
We were standing in the check in line for our flight from Cairns to Bali. When we got to the front of the line, I saw the sign. I cringed. In order to board the flight you must have an onward ticket out of Bali.Shit. Seriously? It’s not like we’re going to defect to Bali or anything. Apparently the Indonesian government doesn’t agree with this method of travel.
Read MoreBefore I left on this adventure, all I could see was what we were sacrificing. I had yet to see and understand the multitude of experiences we would be gaining.
Read MoreEvery January I make a truckload of resolutions and then break all of them within the first two weeks. This year I've devised a bunch of Reverse Psychology Resolutions. So when I break them, I will actually be tricking myself into better behaviour. Brilliant!
Read MoreI assigned my Red River College Creative Writing students to write the most AWKWARD sex scene they possibly could...I decided to take a stab at this myself.
Read MoreThe first thing I do when I wake up is go and fetch water from my neighbour’s hose --- because people who don’t have cell phones probably don’t have running water either.
Read MoreI was in line at the breakfast buffet at the Radisson Hotel in Minnesota when suddenly the whole place turned into a Tsunami of Crazy Purple People. Horns. Jerseys. Inflatable helmets.
Read MoreMargie: What colour do ya reckon we should paint the house?
Whoosh (curtains opening)
Wayne: That colour there across the street looks pretty good.
Margie: Okay, then. Order up the siding.
Every once in a while things show up in the mail that I don't remember buying. Not only did I apparently purchase one plunger for $50, I bought two. I must have been really heavily into a good bottle of Malbec that night.
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