Jamie was an avid golfer. One day he organized a foursome for a game. Had he known what lay ahead, he might have changed his mind. Right from the first tee off, Dick was in trouble. He was second up . . . and took a mulligan. Dick fanned on his next swing. It just wasn’t … More Revenge of the Golf Bag
For years, Jim and Judi dreamed of owning a boat like this. It brought them many unforgettable experiences . . . including one that almost cost them their lives. The scene was Kootenay Lake. This long narrow lake runs for 120 miles between mountain ranges. It’s surrounded by spectacular scenery. A tantalizing choice of bays … More Bearskins & Boat Rides – A True Story
The fire was out of control . . . the heat so intense the ground was hot and dry. On the other side of the ridge, it was bitterly cold. Snow a foot deep covered that slope. Through the car windshield, the young man could see his friend’s body. It was face down, draped over … More All Fired Up
Rights of passage have their moments. Some are memorable . . . some are funny. Theirs was both. Once upon a time in a far off land of golf lived a petite little woman named Janet. She was married to a man eight years older who adored her. As their family grew and left home, … More First Seniors Discount
My friend Mike and I were equally to blame. We were eight years old. He got just as drunk as me, I think. My memory’s kinda fuzzy. We learned a lesson or two that day. The scene of the crime was a big country wedding. Two days of it . . . or so they … More Two ‘Spirited’ Boys
Imagine this. You open the front door and see your 11-year-old daughter bleeding from cuts to her mouth and face . . . her two front teeth are missing . . . her right arm is broken. That sight greeted Tracey’s mother at their front door one spring afternoon. The full story came out later … More The Kite
Elbow Falls is nestled in a tree-lined valley of the Rocky Mountains. Hiking trails abound. Spring floods often change the valley, catching hikers unaware. Here’s what happened to one pair of venturesome hikers. Larry and Shannon were new to being a couple . . . and they were enjoying it more and more. They’d discovered … More The Elbow Follies
Winters in the northern states can be brutal. One weekend, a massive snowstorm blew in from the Great Lakes, blanketing St. Paul and most of the surrounding area. That’s when Jack, the newest articling lawyer at Peters Wilson Atkinson got caught by the storm in a town 30 miles from St. Paul. He’d been visiting … More No Ordinary Snowstorm
Jake had no plans to pull a stunt like that on his parents. At least, not at first. Jake’s young family was camping for the weekend with his parents to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Saturday afternooon, on the spur of the moment, Jake’s parents had decided to go into town to get more supplies for … More Don’t Mess With Old Folks
“We’re going on a field trip,” our teacher told us just before classes should have started. His announcement would lead to quite an adventure before that day was over. We were excited . . . none of us had done much schoolwork anyway since early May. We were happy to escape from our one-room country … More The Wild Man
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