By Elaine Carlson
"Life is all about balance," Sandy Fussell said. "Since I have only one leg, I
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She was pretty sure this was the house. The dispatcher told her
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"I feel uncomfortable with this helicopter."
Ye, gads what is this
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By Elaine Carlson
I have been grateful for the opinions of regular folks on books, rice cookers,
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By Elaine Carlson
I was driving through Missouri on my way back to Silver City from a convention I
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By Elaine Carlson
I don't remember much about that visit other than seeing what looked like
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By Elaine Carlson
On their Official Website the New Mexico Department of Health claims that as of
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By Elaine Carlson
Recently I began to think that I have been living through a Nancy Drew Mystery.
When I
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Elaine Carlson
This week I got an email telling me I have to pay $299 for a Windows Fraud
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Editor's Note: Apologies for not posting last week when it was sent. Too many things happening
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"Are you really married?" Gosh dang, he almost seemed to be
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By Elaine Carlson
"Playing the 'Star-Spangled Banner' at sporting events has become an empty
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By Elaine Carlson
It was more than a year ago when my husband Brad told me, "Emma died."
Emma was
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By Elaine Carlson
It is well known that a woman gave the Presidential Oath of Office to Vice
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By Elaine Carlson
Yesterday when I was checking the news, I saw this headline --- "Keyon Harrold
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By Elaine Carlson
Today we are having our county's "59th Presidential Inauguration." We have all
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By Elaine Carlson
"One was the only person in his small town to survive the Black Death."
"What
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By Elaine Carlson
Once a person called the office of Albert Einstein and asked for an appointment to
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By Elaine Carlson
Once back in December 1992 or January 1993 I was out running errands when I ran
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By Elaine Carlson
In one of my favorite "Doonesbury" cartoons Gerry Trudeau has Duke running a
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By Elaine Carlson
My husband Brad fixed our Thanksgiving Dinner. One of my thanks was for a good
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"The police brought in the body last night about six — I can get
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By Elaine Carlson
I am grateful our public library has Curb Side Pickup. It is nice we can check
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Another Short Story By Elaine Carlson
I was sitting in my backyard under our big oak tree and the
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And We Complain it Takes So Long to Count the Vote?
By Elaine Carlson
Some children with autism
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