Wrong Direction

I answer a lot of questions at the information desk at Olympic National Park, in Washington State. ...

-- Mike Perzel

Form Fitting

A patient at my daughter’s medical clinic filled out a form. After Name and Address, the next ...

-- Gia Spoor

The Fringe Benefits

After I applied for jobs at both a library and a shoe store, my husband said he hoped that I'd get ...

-- Megan Bellamy

Odd Christmas Visit

From an article on the Woolacombe Bay Hotel in Devon, England: "Their three-night Christmas ...

My Hero

Last Thanksgiving, my niece came home with her school project: a beautiful autumnal leaf with the ...

-- Kerrianne Wolfe

A Second Opinion Joke

My friend was at the beauty parlor when she overheard another woman rattle on to the manicurist ...

-- Natalie Isaacs

Perfect Attendance

Our local newspaper lists recipients of school awards. Beneath one photo, the caption read ...

-- Ashley DeRocher

Surprise

The week we got our puppy, I caught a stomach bug and stayed home from work one day. That ...

-- Russell Moore

The Best Advertisment

The antiaging ad that I'd like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, "Ah! I've used too ...

Job Hazards

I had an inauspicious start as a dog groomer when one of my first clients bit me. Noticing my pain, ...

-- Jan Virgo