Monthly Archives: November 2013

Humor Writer Biff America Keeps Skiers Laughing

  “My parents practiced the rhythm method but I still can’t dance.”  - Biff America in ‘Steep, Deep and Dyslexic’- His face and hands were tanned and weathered.  Both were symptoms of someone who spends more time outside than in … Continue reading

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Veteran Pen Pal Comes Knocking at Door

Previously published in the Chico Enterprise-Record (2012) & updated for Growing Up Chico Magazine (2013) Eighty words bridged seven thousand miles. “Write to a soldier and cheer them up,” said Mrs. Larsen, while coordinating a holiday writing campaign for her … Continue reading

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Dad’s Halloween Costume Scares Neighborhood, But the Kids are OK

“Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.”  Dr. Seuss The mornings after Halloween are the only days of the year my kids get a hall pass to eat caramel apples for breakfast.  The apples are healthy, … Continue reading

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