Al StrunkCharlie and the Christmas MiracleU.S. Navy Seaman First Class Charlie Hagglund stands a bridge phone talker watch. Four hours on, eight hours off. He keeps a grease pencil…Dec 24, 2023Dec 24, 2023
Al StrunkPrincess and Jug Head — A Love StoryMrs. Schneeberg’s Pomeranian, Princess, prances with her nose in the air as befits an animal of royal linage.Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 2023
Al StrunkCharlie and the “Rolling Stone”She is ugly in so many ways, this Landing Ship Dock. The USS Whetstone sits like a petrified whale in dry dock at the Long Beach Naval…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
Al StrunkCoping With LifeShe’s old. Frail. Her mask isn’t made of cloth. The clear plastic that covers her nose and mouth are attached to a portable oxygen source…Mar 11, 2023Mar 11, 2023
Al StrunkWho Murdered Charlene Wray?On a Sunday night, June 14, 1959, fifteen year-old Charlene Mildred Wray returns home from the movies at the Santa Maria Theater in Santa…Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Al StrunkHappy Lundi Gras!On Saturday, my local saloon celebrates early with Mardi Gras Karaoke. I wear the beads provided by the establishment. It doesn’t take much…Feb 20, 2023Feb 20, 2023
Al StrunkA Fish TaleA short story from “The Adventures of Young Charlie Hagglund”Feb 1, 2023Feb 1, 2023