3 reasons she’s a ‘happy life’ bot, and my unique challenge to her — Who are you? Who, who, who, who? — “Who Are You” by The Who. The “woman” currently has 7.1 thousand followers on Medium (back a month ago on June 27 it was a mere 6.6 thousand). “She” is the only Medium user that has highlighted all 189…

I was Danny, she was Sandy and every May we played the parts — The leather black jacket was thrown on quickly and I felt instantly cool and transported to 1958. I put a giant gob of styling gel — aka grease — on my palm, pulled out a small mirror, and started running a black comb through it. Over and over and over. …

Truth revealed in Q&A format behind the wedding-crashing teacher I’m Batman! I’m a joker. I’m a smoker. I’m a midnight toker. Okay, I’ll come clean. I’m a sixth-grade English teacher and middle-school basketball coach, who used to be a sports writer at the Antelope Valley Press. I enjoy writing about…

Birdman, unplanned parties, and the unfortunate splash — Sure, I love teaching English to sixth-graders, inspiring young minds, reading thought-provoking novels, and utilizing sarcasm and humor — like when we read a play and I use a Rocky Balboa or Kermit the Frog voices. And most of the students in my six classes I will truly miss. Not…

Contagiously cute and ‘Mom can we keep him?’ — It was the fourth of July. The smell of barbecue was in the air, kids were riding bikes joyfully around the neighborhood and classic rock blared from stereos. And a wandering stray Bea-Tzu ran aimlessly around in the street. Well, we certainly didn’t want the adorable furry creature to get…

Yo, Alexander! I got your terrible, horrible, very bad day right here — Brand new outfits to be worn laid out the night before, the alarm set extra early, new backpacks and school supplies sprawled all over the kitchen table. The excitement of the first day of school. Who doesn’t have fond memories of the first day of school, seeing all your old…

Traveling USA, broken loves, family, finding writing (again!) — Thanks to KiKi Walter for her brilliant six-word chapter prompt to describe your life. August Memoirist Prompt: Six Word Chapter Stories Your Life Story: In Six Word Chaptersmedium.com Chapter One: Born in Lexington, Kentucky Dad had to meet this actress. Chapter Two: Washington, DC The newspaper boy stole my wagon. Chapter Three: Brockport, NY

A whole alphabet worth of fun facts about me — I’m always up for a challenge. Thanks to Kirby Workes for challenging me for the latest one, describing yourself with every letter of the alphabet whether it’s character traits, likes, abilities, or whatever. Just include every letter. If you want to learn Kirby Workes’ real first name or the crazy…

Like an unseen blitzing monster from the blind side — The quarterback fades back in the pocket looking for an open receiver when… BAM! A left lower hook from Mike Tyson in the ring, dropping the opponent to the canvas… POW! Speaking in sports Being a coach and sports fanatic, that’s the analogy of how it felt when I found…