The Haunted House

The Haunted House

The Haunted House “Good things happen when you meet strangers.” Yo-Yo Ma When Aunt Janice and Uncle Gordon married and moved from Los Angeles to Tarzana, my family followed along. We lived a mile away, and my aunt and uncle’s house was like a wonderland...
The Corn Maze

The Corn Maze

The Corn Maze “Fear can make you stronger.” Anonymous On one cold and blustery night, when my twin girls were eleven, we went with their friend, Nicole, to the Pierce College corn maze. Tall and thick and waving in the breeze, the maze covered a couple of...
Carl’s Water

Carl’s Water

Carl’s Water “Truth builds trust.” Marilyn Suttle Years ago, I had a business deal that I worked on for nearly two years. It looked like we were going to get it, but it was still a bit in question. My partner and I met for lunch with our client,...
Harold McMurrin

Harold McMurrin

Harold McMurrin “Stories of identity – who we are, where we’ve come from – are the most effective stories of all.” Bill Dauphinais One of the best storytellers I ever knew was my mom’s cousin, Harold McMurrin. Harold had been a singer and actor on...
Professor Kroot

Professor Kroot

Professor Kroot “Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.” Ralph Waldo Emerson When I was in my junior year in high school, I had a tough science class with a teacher who was even tougher. Professor Kroot was short, bald, and wore a white lab...