The Dog Ate My Homework
The fact of the matter was, I didn’t have anyone else to blame. So I blamed Roscoe–perhaps ill-advised, him being my father’s K-9 partner-in-waiting, but I had completely forgotten my…
‘Go Home?’ – five years on
Theresa May hosts a meeting in relation to the Windrush generation, with Commonwealth leaders, Foreign Ministers and High Commissioners at 10 Downing Street, London in April, 2018. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Press Association.…
44-Year-Old NFL Star Terrell Owens Proves He’s In Fantastic Shape And Ready For A Potential CFL Comeback
Terrell Owens was a divisive player during his 15-year career with the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, and Cincinnati Bengals. While his play on the field…
The House Will Be Rubble
Dennis read a lot of stay-at-home-mom blogs. After the university fired him — or, rather, in the parlance of the academy, “found that its staffing needs had changed,” meaning an…
Brexiteers, backstops, and the bloody Irish border
Image: The scene of the Coshquin bombing, 1990. Credit: Pacemaker Press International, all rights reserved.The bomb went off in the early morning, about 4 or 5 am. In Coshquin, just…
Twitter just shared what they did on Random Acts of Kindness Day, and it will warm your heart.
Valentine’s Day isn’t the only day in February dedicated to showing love. February 17th was Random Acts of Kindness Day, so if you felt the world getting a little brighter,…
Immigrant/Emigrant
I was the child of Italian immigrants. When I was 11, I realized that I wanted to be an emigrant: I wanted to emigrate from my parents’ dark tenement to…
How ordinary Crimeans helped Russia annex their home
Five years ago this month, the Kremlin proclaimed Crimea to be part of Russia. With that, Russia’s political elites, intelligence officers and military servicemen ushered in a new world order.This…
Charlotte’s Mother
This story is a runner-up in our 2019 Great American Fiction Contest. See all of the winners. On the drive to Ironville, Charlotte imagines the places her mother might be,…
Racist lady attacks women at grocery store for speaking Spanish. Then another white lady stepped in.
A random stranger yelling at two Mexican women for speaking Spanish is enough to make you lose your faith in humanity, but your faith will soon be restored when an ally…
Planet politics: time to get real
Adelie penguins on an ice floe floating off the Mertz Glacier along the coast of Antarctic. Dean Lewins/Press Association. All rights reserved.The earth's climate emergency is highlighted in several important…
17 of the funniest tweets from Twitter's favorite grandma.
In America P.T. (pre-Trump), Twitter was a place boiling over with creativity where comedians tweeted their musings while competing with one another for favorites, shares, and followers. But a few…