Joseph Robinette Biden Jr tosses occasional and minimal scraps to ordinary people, but as US President his real job is to serve the needs and…
Posts published by “Doug Holland”
To my mother I said, “I asked you, told you more than twice, please Mom, no ‘welcome home’ party, please,” but she stared at me…
My odd job for the morning was from a voice mail that came last night, in the early evening. A man said he was calling…
As with many mistakes in life and a few smart moves, this story starts with a girl. Shari was her name, or it might have…
I was a temp worker, doing brainless clerical work in an office. In the back of the same building, the company had their factory, churning…
The email to all employees seemed so darn happy: “Our newly-remodeled snack-room is now open! Stop by on your break!” So far so good. And…
It was the summer of 1977. I was fresh out of high school, living on my own, generally disinterested in the church but not yet…
My dad's motto was, "If you're going to do something, do it right." He had a thousand inspirational clichés, but that was the one that…
I was about twelve years old when Harold and Maude came out, in 1971. At that age I only went to the movies if my…
A youngish white guy comes into the diner. He's clean-cut and wearing a suit and tie, and he sits a few stools away from an…
I've known a lot of nuts in my life. What's the polite term? "Mentally ill"? "Emotionally disturbed"? "Has issues"? Nah, nuts. That's the catch-all word for…