Boooooo! How storytellers let fear rule

Boooooo! How storytellers let fear rule

Have you seen this bit of prose making the rounds? 
“The devil whispered in my ear, ‘You’re not strong enough to withstand this storm.’
Tonight I whispered in the devil’s ear, ‘I am the storm.’”
 Nice, eh? At the risk of sounding like a horned, red-hoofed (unmasked)...
Rather than freaking out, consider…

Rather than freaking out, consider…

Before we dig in and pretend we’re at the beach and peeing in the water, let’s send sunny Canadian love to America, okay? Those boys and girls need some mask-wearing cheering. My goodness. If you’re a full-time chatterbox, raise your hand. Do you own a megaphone? I...
Was that a story or a piece of…?

Was that a story or a piece of…?

Ever gone to the zoo and watched the monkeys? (Obviously you haven’t been to the zoo since COVID-19, right? That poor Brooklyn tiger!) Where was I? Monkeys. Our charming relatives throw their own feces – their own pooh! – at each other to establish dominance. Whoever...