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"“Ain’t That Quaint?”"
Sean McCandless knows that the secret of wisdom lies in asking the right questions. Then all roads lead to insight and all things can become clear. And maybe we’ll discover why Barbers Are Always Bald
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The Balding Barber
The Balding Barber asked the Bored Daredevil, “What makes you tick?” while [...]
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Diane Broyles offers up a tale within a tale, where even sisterly love has its limits. Perhaps, as my mom used to say, God pays his debts without money. And wouldn’t you know it? Policemen are never around when you want them.
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Plan Number Three
“Can’t you drive any faster?” [...]
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Jennifer L Hughes has a surgeon’s eye for detail and a lexicographer’s love of words. See what she thinks of the proposition that a square jaw is sign of will power.
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A square jaw is…
A square jaw is a sign of will power. Put a slice of chocolate cake [...]
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Rose Fisher appreciates a tall tale the way some folks enjoy a fine wine. It has to mature over time then it’s suitable for special occasions. The vintage may be a matter of taste though, because winters were longer and snow heavier twenty years ago.
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Perks of Age
“I tell [...]
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Anthony Davi’s tale sees the world through the bottom of a glass, a bar lens that cuts through life’s distortions to bring things into focus. Strange truths can be revealed there, such as how a square jaw is sign of will power, even when there’s a beer pressing up against it.
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Pamela A. Lewis has seen the world, stalked its cities and watched its citizens. She has learned two things – firstly that it’s true, New Yorkers Are Always On the Go. And secondly, she wouldn’t have it any other way.
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New Yorkers Are Always On the Go
New Yorkers operate [...]
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Gabe Gurbal brings us in on a fateful day, when one life changes forever and perhaps more than one. They say barking dogs don’t bite – not at the same time, anyway.
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Rupert’s Last Day
The Manager’s office looked as if it were occupied by an obsessive-compulsive. The white walls [...]
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Zen West concludes her entries in our Ain’t That Quaint contest with a tale of mothers and daughters. The relationship between parent and child can cut to the bone. Because policemen are never around when you want them.
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Seven
There were a handful of gray-haired protesters outside [...]
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Dylan “Shaggy” Thompson shares his third and final tale with us. Pull up the covers because something’s out there, cutting through the darkness. And policemen are never around when you want them.
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Sway, Screamer
The screamer sat on the edge of the wall. He had just finished vomiting after almost [...]
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Frances C O’Connor ends her triple contribution to our contest with a considered view of a considerably contested truism. If you think a square jaw is a sign of will power, are you just short-sighted?
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A SQUARE JAW IS A SIGN OF WILL POWER
I think that any one looking [...]
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Jennifer L Hughes wants to take you back to the great outdoors. It could be the making of you – or the breaking of you. Just as long as you remember that winters were longer and snow heavier twenty years ago.
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Winters were longer
Winters were longer and snow heavier [...]
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All the world loves a lover, so they say. But time waits for no one and a stitch in time saves nine. Small wonder then that Jaclyn Tedesco can see that love is a tricky thing, when New Yorkers are always on the go.
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Love Across the Coast
Nine o’clock [...]
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Rose Fisher’s tale takes place elsewhere, but however faraway and fantastic a place you find yourself, some things never change. In the battle for power and the upper hand, it pays to remember that a square jaw is sign of will power.
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Soap Bubbles
Analie’s dark eyes sparkled in the [...]
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Zen West’s tale is a triumph of mind over matter. Or maybe that’s mind over water. Although they do say that drowning people always rise several times before sinking finally.
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Showtime
I was reluctant to volunteer. But my friend Michelle pleaded.
“They need people at the Swim Finish,” she said [...]
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Sean McCandless wants to shed some light on the mythos of the movies. Here, he focuses on one actor and one film, showing us that sometimes it’s absolute true how a square jaw is a sign of will power. And not only up on the big screen.
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Mickey’s Square Jaw
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Anthony Davi’s second story is set during prohibition – a time when cunning and profit went hand in hand. And many believed that all bootleggers owned high powered cars.
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The Bootlegger
My name is Jonny Scown. I’m a bootlegger from Kentucky. I have been bootlegging since I could remember. My [...]
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Donna M Kuhn relates a tale of desperation and courage, of triumphing over adversity and, ultimately, having some pluck. Maybe it’s true what they say, that a square jaw is a sign of will power?
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Dress For Success
I once showed up for a job interview wearing a chicken suit. [...]
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Pamela A Lewis sees the beauty in a snowflake, even when it’s one in a million. And the rest of the million have also stopped by to visit. Here, she considers how winters were longer and snow heavier, twenty years ago.
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Winters Were Longer and Snow Heavier Twenty Years Ago
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Frances C O’Connor’s next tale lives near the border. And even though, back in 1929, it was said that all bootleggers own high-powered cars, that’s just not the way some folks tell it.
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All Bootleggers Do Not Own High-powered Cars
My Mom was a bootlegger from Minerva, New York, [...]
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Gabe Gurbal’s second contest entry keeps its cards close to its chest. But you can still tell that a square jaw is sign of will power. Especially when the chips are down.
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A Weak Chin Full of Self Doubt
I don’t think you will understand why I keep doing this [...]
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