Shelly Reuben 's Recent Stories

I walked into a building one overcast day When the sky was quite gloomy and grubby. And looked at the slots by ..

It recently dawned on me that although many, if not most of you, know the origin of the expression “Tilting ..

I have decided that we need a new holiday. To explain, I’ll start with the opening lines of a poem ..

I’ll start today with a mini-recollection. The context is sad, but just push that aside, and listen to the message. Many ..

The temperature’s rising. The sun’s blazing hot. When I sit in the shade, I won’t budge from the spot, There is, though, ..

I met Byron Houston Coates when we were both on leave from reality and living in New Jersey. Me, having fled ..

Let me start off by saying … as one does when looking at modern art … “I’m not an expert, ..

After casually mentioning in a previous column that I’d watched Million Dollar Movie while growing up, a much younger friend ..

I disliked roses when I was growing up. My mother didn’t have any in our garden. Lilacs? Yes. Lily of the ..

It was one of those days. One of those terrible, terrible days. That particular Wednesday had slammed all of the ..

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