Author: Gary Yordon

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Weird and unexpected things can happen while we snooze

Wishin’ for an apparition

An adventuresome diet misadventure

(At least that’s what I heard you say)

Sometimes a road trip poses more questions than answers.

For Kathy, limoncello; for me, bitter disappointment

Panic sets in when my feet leave the ground

As it happens, moments are momentary

Some swear by sweat; me, not so much

Sylverarts and Tevfik Goksel Arikan / iStock / Getty Images Plus It was a perfect Sunday. Berneice and I had just come back from an inspiring walk in the woods and were lying on the bed having some sweet pillow…

Illustration by jesadaphorn / iStock / Getty Images Plus It’s the oldest story in the book. Man falls asleep on couch. Man wakes up groggy and must have a bite of something sweet. Man has a forkful of pecan pie.…

Sabelskaya / Shutterstock.com In the river behind my parents’ Daytona Beach home, there’s an artificial reef made entirely of blueberry pancakes. My father always got up early on Sunday mornings and got busy in the kitchen. By the time my…

Illustration by Dan Heywood / Shutterstock.com My 89-year-old mother could hardly contain herself when she called to tell me that she had found a place where she could get all kinds of senior discounts. When I asked where, she said,…

Illustration by Jennifer Ekrut and stickerama / Shutterstock.com I knew a guy who worked at a sawmill for 25 years. He has 2½ fingers left. I totally get it. It’s not that I’m not allowed to do home repair projects,…

Slaying, well, it was not quite a dragon

Far from slaughtering a murder of crows, he was lucky not to have been dispatched, himself.