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Category: Humor/Fiction

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Rabbit, a Duck, and a Mystery

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Rabbit, a Duck, and a Mystery

Posted on August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 by Louis Cannon

I know, with some certainty, what a Rabbit looks like, even if he shows up wearing a plaid jacket and a gold waistcoat…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: There's Nothing Worse

READY, FIRE, AIM: There’s Nothing Worse

Posted on August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“My mother, who is 83, worked as a teacher assistant for kids with poor reading skills and behavioral issues…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A $5.3 Million Rock

READY, FIRE, AIM: A $5.3 Million Rock

Posted on August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 by Louis Cannon

Rocks do occasionally fall out of the sky. We can see them falling on a clear night. Meteors, streaking across the sky, sometimes more than a dozen per hour….

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: My Bedroom Decluttering Research, with No Regrets

READY, FIRE, AIM: My Bedroom Decluttering Research, with No Regrets

Posted on August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 by Louis Cannon

I had honestly never imagined that I would end up regretting my attempts to declutter my bedroom…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Words and Phrases Commonly Misused, Part Two

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Words and Phrases Commonly Misused, Part Two

Posted on August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 by DC Duncan

Today, a few more of those problematic words and phrases…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Re-igniting the American Dream

READY, FIRE, AIM: Re-igniting the American Dream

Posted on July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 by Louis Cannon

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt was elected this month to succeed Colorado Governor Jared Polis as the new chair of the National Governors Association…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Ain't We Got Fun?

READY, FIRE, AIM: Ain’t We Got Fun?

Posted on July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 by Louis Cannon

I’ve been thinking lately about all the fun I had as a kid, and wondering why things have changed…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Help Your Child Retire with $1 Million

READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Help Your Child Retire with $1 Million

Posted on July 29, 2025July 29, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“And it’s the task of our government to make it easier for young moms and dads to afford to have kids, to bring them into the world…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Amusing Ourselves to Death

READY, FIRE, AIM: Amusing Ourselves to Death

Posted on July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 by Louis Cannon

I had read Mr. Postman’s book several years ago, when I was searching the library shelves for some thoughtful entertainment….

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Rocket Man

READY, FIRE, AIM: Rocket Man

Posted on July 25, 2025January 26, 2026 by Louis Cannon

In the 25th century, the noted rocketman Buck Rogers became marooned — alone — on a Plutonian moon…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: I Don't Want to Talk About the Epstein Files

READY, FIRE, AIM: I Don’t Want to Talk About the Epstein Files

Posted on July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 by Louis Cannon

I’m embarrassed for the news media that I consider myself part of. Or that I used to consider myself part of…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pigeons in Love

READY, FIRE, AIM: Pigeons in Love

Posted on July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“Ubiquitous and unappreciated, typically ignored or regarded as dirty, annoying pests, pigeons mean something else to me now…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Even the Corn is Sweating

READY, FIRE, AIM: Even the Corn is Sweating

Posted on July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 by Louis Cannon

This week, meteorologists are predicting some of the country’s most dramatic heat and humidity indexes will be found in the Corn Belt…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: When They Canceled Stephen Colbert

READY, FIRE, AIM: When They Canceled Stephen Colbert

Posted on July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 by Louis Cannon

“Before we start the show, I want to let you know something I found out just last night. Next year will be our last season…”

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Shares a Cognitive Idea

READY, FIRE, AIM: Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Shares a Cognitive Idea

Posted on July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 by Louis Cannon

Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez had a simple concern that we all share: ‘cognitive decline’ among elected officials…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: Want to Get Pregnant? Try ChatGPT

READY, FIRE, AIM: Want to Get Pregnant? Try ChatGPT

Posted on July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 by Louis Cannon

A lot of us have been worried, lately, that AI was going to take our jobs, and then do them better than we were ever able to do…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Few Thoughts About Heaven

READY, FIRE, AIM: A Few Thoughts About Heaven

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by Louis Cannon

One of the ladies in the group was wearing a shirt imprinted with a slogan that I had not come across previously…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

BOOKISH: Where are the Photos?

Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 by Richard Donnelly

My pieces are mostly fiction. Real life is stupid or boring. Actually it’s neither, but depictions need jazzing up…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Return of Superman

READY, FIRE, AIM: The Return of Superman

Posted on July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 by Louis Cannon

The Kryptonian baby’s spaceship landed in Smallville, Kansas, and the baby was adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
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