Stories by Rambler, by newest first

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  • Heavenly Torque
    by Rambler 1000 words, on Nov 1 10:22 PM 2008. In Fiction
  • Windowpane Glasses
    It was back in the early seventies. I had been one of the last hold outs in the group I ran with to finally smoke pot. Yet that’s the most I would do. That is until a friend fi
    by Rambler 900 words, 8 comments, on Aug 17 3:22 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • Settling My Heart in North Carolina
    This is a true story. It breaks in where I recently (back in 1978) moved to North Carolina from Ohio. I had just bought my first car and was staying with my sister in New Bern.
    by Rambler 1100 words, 4 comments, on Aug 11 3:21 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Romance
  • A Short Trip Home
    Written last year after returning from a visit to my hometown. - Rambler
    My mother, who lives in Zanesville, Ohio, was slated for a hip replacement on Nov. 11. She is also a
    by Rambler 1100 words, on Jul 31 12:14 AM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • Involuntary Teachers
    Written two years ago about my time working in a hospital. - Rambler
    There were other involuntary teachers I encountered in the hospital. These people taught me many things
    by Rambler 600 words, 3 comments, on Jul 30 12:15 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Inspirational
  • Tyranny of Opinion
    Written two years ago. - Rambler
    What plays the mischief with the truth is that men will insist upon the universal application of a temporary feeling or opinion.
    by Rambler 800 words, 1 comment, on Jul 30 11:58 AM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • What Community?
    In some ancient cultures one of the easiest ways to destroy an economy was to adulterate the coinage. Sometimes a king would begin mixing the gold or silver of the coinage with
    by Rambler 1000 words, 1 comment, on Jul 30 11:49 AM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • Despising the Day of Small Things
    Zechariah 4:10 For who has despised the day of small things?
    My elder son is sixteen. In the past couple of weeks I noticed his clothing looking particularly dumpy as he got
    by Rambler 900 words, 3 comments, on Jul 30 11:36 AM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • The Conformity of Non-Conformity
    Noncomformists travel as a rule in bunches. You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone. And woe to him inside a noncomformist clique who does not conform with noncomform
    by Rambler 700 words, 7 comments, on Jul 29 7:50 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • Thoughts of a Jeet Kune Do Christian
    I wrote this on another web site (which I no longer frequent) when squabbles arose over religion. You know...the usual dumb arguments. - Ra
    by Rambler 1100 words, 5 comments, on Jul 29 7:38 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Spiritual
  • Getting My Act Together
    When I was a kid I remember often feeling that other kids had their acts together but I didn’t. And if I saw a kid whose act I perceived to be trailing more threads than my own
    by Rambler 600 words, 1 comment, on Jul 29 7:11 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • Choose To Be A Human Being
    (Written last year)
    Recently we had our third orange alert for terrorism since our all-wise government caretakers instituted the system. What can I do? How do I know where o
    by Rambler 700 words, 4 comments, on Jul 29 3:36 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • Abstract Prostitutes
    Have you ever had something you’ve thought about for a long time suddenly become clear? Depending on what it is this clarity may not always be pleasant but the illuminating eff
    by Rambler 800 words, 4 comments, on Jul 29 2:38 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • The Glory of a Mundane Life
    When I was around nineteen years old I used to read things I now look on as ridiculous or false. I was so shy as a teenager that I once bought a paperback called How To Pick Up
    by Rambler 600 words, 2 comments, on Jul 29 2:22 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Inspirational
  • How My Immagination Survived Kurt's Pool Hall
    My imagination has been alternately a blessing and a curse, though far more a blessing I think. I remember kids coming to my house to play just so they could participate in the
    by Rambler 600 words, 4 comments, on Jul 23 4:48 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • My First Crash and Burn
    As a teenager I was painfully shy when it came to girls. I was not a nerd but neither was I cool. Not until my late teens anyway. I held my crushes from afar, admiring the obje
    by Rambler 700 words, 7 comments, on Jul 23 4:44 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Humor
  • I Dissent From Frankenstein's Body
    When my Gold’s Gym membership expires next year I will not renew it. I’ve been a member for almost five years. Getting in shape was a good decision even if I’ve had to suffer t
    by Rambler 400 words, 2 comments, on Jul 23 3:05 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • Caressing the Senses
    Written last fall.
    I got up early this morning, slipped into sweat pants and jacket, and then went outside. The air was cold and crisp. For a while I raked leaves in the sid
    by Rambler 500 words, 4 comments, on Jul 23 3:02 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Other
  • Standing At the Bottom of the First Hill
    The last couple years of high school were very unproductive for me. Demoralized by the break up of my parents I was aimless and uncaring about the things I should have cared mo
    by Rambler 800 words, 2 comments, on Jul 23 2:56 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Inspirational
  • Life On the Strip
    (Written a year ago)
    6:15 AM. The bedside alarm goes off with its obscene intrusion into my warm, dark universe. My body rises under protest for…how often have I done this?
    by Rambler 500 words, 2 comments, on Jul 23 2:53 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Humor
  • The Guy at the Door
    As a kid I was in awe of everything around me and I was innocent to a fault. I lived in the imaginary worlds I created in my mind, and the annexes to those worlds I tried ferve
    by Rambler 800 words, 8 comments, on Jul 23 2:49 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Inspirational
  • Life in Death
    (Written a little over 2 years ago)
    My grandmother died at age 82 this past July. It was not unexpected by me. I had been home (Ohio) only a few months earlier and had gone
    by Rambler 1000 words, 2 comments, on Jun 3 1:56 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Humor
  • The Great Escape
    When I was a teenager who was going through tough times with a family breaking up on top of the inner volatility that goes with teenage territory I coped by building a world in
    by Rambler 700 words, 3 comments, on Jun 3 12:16 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Inspirational
  • Road Kill Diary
    Road kill is almost like a condiment on the local highways. I don’t think an entire week passes without spotting an unfortunate animal that failed to run the gauntlet successfu
    by Rambler 600 words, 5 comments, on Jun 3 12:05 PM 2004. In <200 lines, Humor
  • How's Your Alchemist's Driving?
    Sometimes the answer to something comes to you at a time when you aren’t trying to figure it out. That’s how it was for me today. After spending eight hours trying to walk stra
    by Rambler 700 words, 4 comments, on Jun 3 11:47 AM 2004. In <200 lines, Humor
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