Shelly Reuben 's Stories

Imagine that I have just snapped my fingers and demanded, “Quick. Without thinking first, name the greatest magician who ever ..

The Martindale property was 25 acres of farmland with a pretty three-story residence on a grassy knoll overlooking hills, hedgerows, ..

“...the elms bent to one another, like giants who were whispering secrets.” Charles Dickens. 1812 - 1870 I was at ..

“The scientist … shows his intelligence, if any, by his ability to discriminate between the important and the negligible.” Hans ..

After I endured a cacophony of thwacks and thumps upon my back, my chiropractor ended our session wth a rat-a-tat-tat ..

Here comes a year, bran spanking new To greet, clear-eyed and strong. (OR NOT.) To face whatever may ensue, Intent to do no wrong. (WISHFUL ..

If I hadn’t been so busy reading every book I could get my hands when I was in high school, ..

In my never-ending quest to divorce myself from reality – at least at night, after I’ve wrapped up my work ..

Alain de Botton, a British author I had never heard of before this morning, said, “To become a proper writer, ..

You poor lost souls, I weep with you for all you’ve not received In terms of credit, wealth and fame ... ..

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