Had Phillip Connors been born in Japan, he might have been a sumo wrestler. That’s how big he was. Instead, he was “lucky enough to hail from the great state of Hawaii.” Kauai, to be exact. His father was a … Continue reading
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Category Archives: Adventure
The 100th Post: “Nina Faces Reality”
Truck of Dreams
Like many little boys, trucks, especially garbage trucks, fascinated Stanley Fender. His parents attributed this to when Stanley was a baby. Every morning, he would wake up to the sound of the garbage truck pulling up outside their house. This, … Continue reading
Nerds Night Out
Tim and Nate were chemical engineering majors at Princeton University. They spent most of their time in their room studying. When they did go to parties, they usually only spoke to each other, and shied away from members of the … Continue reading
Singing Dawn
Two people, who married late in life, were happily surprised to welcome a baby girl into the world. They named her Dawn, for the beautiful light she brought into their lives, but within minutes of her birth, they realized that … Continue reading
Fortune in Fear
Cassie fled her Upper East Side Penthouse for the dream of Coney Island. She wanted to stroll the boardwalk, bite into a Nathan’s hotdog, and, most of all, ride “The Cyclone” roller-coaster. So, she saved up her allowance for seven … Continue reading
Treasure Hunt
A boy and his dog entered their backyard to search for buried treasure. They had no map, or metal detection device. After what felt like an hour, but was really twenty minutes, they had found a scoffed boot, a plastic … Continue reading
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