Essays

James Brownold enjoyed a career writing and acting in commercials by day, and performing with various comedy/improv groups at night. Currently he teaches improvisation in Westchester, NY; where he also sings at retirement homes as "Senior Moments."

And it is so hard to look past that time without sadness...

Of course it's possible to make phone calls and generate correspondence in jammies and flip-flops...

Especially when you see that stupid woman flapping her gums at the cashier, wearing her mask UNDER her germy chin...

Marlin Bressi is a horror fiction writer and the author of four nonfiction books, including "Hairy Men in Caves: True Stories of America's Most Colorful Hermits" (Sunbury Press, 2015) and "Pennsylvania Oddities" (Sunbury Press, 2018).

Tell me what a Daddy is...

You might ask, "Why on earth would anyone do that? Here's the answer...

Just as it should be...

In front of Mom's very eyes...

The ninth in a series of "Unresearched Essays," short, one topic essays, written using only information from memory.

How shall we learn to see the meaning of the world, the universe around us?

All over the world...

"Corona virus has ruined many families world over. Thousands have fallen prey to this newest killer in a rogue world..."

Kelly Jackson is a native Texan who has opinions on every little thing, and although she might not know a lot, she knows a little about a lot, so essays seem perfect for her to let'er rip, then RUN!

As children, we are expected to learn the lessons that will serve us in adulthood. But perhaps the important lessons are found in the childhood itself...

What will the credits at the end of the movie say?

Victor has learned that people are willing to help in adversity, but that some others will take advantage of someone who is meek. Learning how to react to those bullies is important...

Those who forget their history are doomed to make mistakes in the present...

Victor has successfully made his transition to being a boy in school. Life was simple when his contacts were just with his family, but the classroom is a constellation of experiences...

Victor's father has tried to instill in Victor the value of human life. Now can he do the same with a love of knowledge?

"The eighth in series of "Unresearched Essays," short, one topic essays, written using only information from memory, that perhaps provide an opportunity to shed a little light on who I am.

Instruction in the use of sentences can be demonstrated this way...

A boy, Victor, in the turbulent times of the late 1970s, has his life shaped by the politics and culture of Bengal.

Mehreen Ahmed is internationally published, and critically acclaimed by The Midwest Book Review; The Voice of Literature; and Novel Writing Festival.

So, home-grown is always better?

Oh, for those days of derring-do...

The Seventh in series of "Unresearched Essays," short, one topic essays, written using only information from memory, that perhaps provide an opportunity to shed a little light on who I am.

Todd Wells lives in Chicago. He has three children and one wife. He dabbles in time-travel, in that he plays bass in a 1980s cover band.

When your dad is proud of you, it's always a winning season...

You pick it up, hold it in your hand, and just the touch is enough to take you back in time...