Editorials, Stories & Prose

Sal Moriarty

6 days ago

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Go ye therefore...

Go ye, therefore... by Sal Moriarty It's easy to see without looking too far, that not much is really sacred. Bob Dylan My wife and I...

Groundhog Day (without Bill Murray or a Heartwarming Ending)

Sal Moriarty

Nov 14

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Groundhog Day (without Bill Murray or a Heartwarming Ending)

By Sal Moriarty Poll: 30% of Americans say they didn't care who won the election; their just glad it's over. KRLD Radio (Dallas) The...

Sal Moriarty

Nov 13

Editorials, Stories & Prose

CLICK!

CLICK! by Sal Moriarty We made it, and it ate us. Glenn Frey, talking about the Eagles Any sufficiently advanced technology is...

Words and Phrases I Wish I'd Never Heard

Sal Moriarty

Oct 21

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Words and Phrases I Wish I'd Never Heard

by Sal Moriarty App Store. It's all good. Powerball. Due to unusually high caller volume. Baby mamma. Baby daddy. Twitter. Jelly Roll....

Sal Moriarty

Oct 15

Editorials, Stories & Prose

One Born Every Minute

by Sal Moriarty Never fall in love with politicians. They're all a disappointment. They can't help it, they just are. Peggy Noonan A...

Sandi Saulsbury

Oct 7

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Train Kept A-Rollin'

by Sal Moriarty That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus. Unknown In October 1977, a plane crashed in Mississippi. It was carrying the...

Flushing Away Reason: Woodville's Toilet Paper Panic

Sandi Saulsbury

Oct 2

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Flushing Away Reason: Woodville's Toilet Paper Panic

By Sal Baldovinos In a twist that feels like déjà vu from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Woodville, Texas is once again facing...

Be Swift to Hear, Slow to Speak, Slow to Wrath

by Sal Moriarty

sharpcindy56

Sep 24

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Be Swift to Hear, Slow to Speak, Slow to Wrath by Sal Moriarty

I read today Donald Trump (the Republican nominee for president, if you are unaware), posted, “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT” (caps are his) on his...

The Earth with two moons???
'My Two Cents'

Sandi Saulsbury

Sep 23

Editorials, Stories & Prose

The Earth with two moons??? 'My Two Cents'

My Two Cents

Creatures Great and Small
By Sal Moriarty

sharpcindy56

Sep 17

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Creatures Great and Small By Sal Moriarty

Note : microfiction, as a literary genre, is characterized by its brevity and the condensation of complete narratives into a compact...

What Would John Wayne Think? by Sal Moriarity

sharpcindy56

Sep 10

Editorials, Stories & Prose

What Would John Wayne Think? by Sal Moriarity

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. Winston Churchill Tell a lie long enough, and loud enough, and people will...

sharpcindy56

Sep 9

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Pants-on-fire Nation by Sal Moriarty

A lie took two parties – the weaver of the tale and the sucker who so badly wanted to believe it. Jodi Picoult If you look around the...

What Is It About Football?

by Sal Moriarity

sharpcindy56

Sep 4

Editorials, Stories & Prose

What Is It About Football? by Sal Moriarity

If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life. Mike Ditka Success isn't owned, it's leased. And rent is due every day....

sharpcindy56

Aug 29

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Put Up, or Shut Up by Sal Moriarty

A real Christian is one who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip. Billy Graham Hypocrisy is the outward acknowledgment of inward...

You Just Can't Yelp Some People by Sal Moriarty

sharpcindy56

Aug 26

Editorials, Stories & Prose

You Just Can't Yelp Some People by Sal Moriarty

“ Drinks...just OK. Someone ordered a New York sour and was given a whiskey sour instead...Food – edible. Bread was not warm/crispy...the...

sharpcindy56

Aug 20

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Legacies by Sal Moriarty

Everyone thinks about changing the world, but no one thinks about changing himself. Leo Tolstoy Someone is sitting in the shade today...

sharpcindy56

Aug 17

Editorials, Stories & Prose

The Big Announcement from Sal Moriarty

In the interest of full disclosure, if you are the type of person who, given the chance, would enthusiastically attend a political rally...

sharpcindy56

Aug 7

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Is God Dead? Where to Begin?

Where to begin? Two weeks ago, we made the comment that for the Christian, everything needs to have warrant, or approval from Scripture....

sharpcindy56

Aug 3

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Show Me the Money by Sal Moriarty

Some people have no idea what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it. George Carlin I did something this weekend I...

sharpcindy56

Jul 30

Editorials, Stories & Prose

Ruminations Compiled by Sal Moriarty

look! she is dead no cover can cover her look her hands are dead just as her face is dead all of her is dead where is the soul? she...

Obituaries

Obituary of Betty Joyce Alegre February 24, 1937 - November 21, 2024

Betty J. Johnson Alegre, 87, of Woodville, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2024 at Woodville Health & Rehab Center in Woodville,...

Obituary of Barbara Darlene White October 27, 1946 - November 18, 2024

Barbara Darlene White Obituary Barbara Darlene White, 78 of Buna passed away Monday, November 18, 2024 at her home. Funeral service will...

Obituary of Norman Ray "Pee Wee" Williams July 11, 1959 - November 17, 2024

Norman Ray "Pee Wee" Williams, 65, of The Pocket died Sunday, November 17, 2024 at his home. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Saturday,...

Obituary of Tamekia Rochelle Samuel Sunday, January 3rd, 1988 – Monday, November 18th, 2024

Tamekia Samuel, 36 of Jasper, Texas passed away Monday, November 18, 2024. The obituary for Tamekia Samuel is currently pending. Service...

Obituary of Dottie Pauline Reider September 17, 1930-November 18, 2024

Dottie Pauline Reider, 94, of Woodville, Texas went home to be with Jesus on November 18, 2024 at Woodland Heights Hospital in Lufkin,...

Obituary of John Allen Bean Saturday, January 2nd, 1943 – Sunday, November 17th, 2024

The obituary for John Allen Bean is currently pending. Service details for John Allen Bean are as follows: Saturday, November 23, 2024...

Obituary of Sarah Ann Bellar December 15, 1944 - November 18, 2024

Sarah Ann Bellar, 79 of Kirbyville passed away Monday, November 18, 2024 at Rayburn Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral service will be 2...

Obituary of James Edward West, Jr. December 22, 1950 - November 16, 2024

James Edward West, Jr., 73 of Kirbyville passed away November 16, 2024 at Mid-Jefferson Hospital. Funeral service will be 10 am...

Obituary of Robert Lewis Wilson August 11, 1957-November 7, 2024

Robert Lewis Wilson, 67 of Buna passed away November 7, 2024 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Born August 11, 1957 in Bakersfield, CA to...

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