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HORRIBLE BOSSES

“Pull!” The clay bird streaked high across the sky. With my left eye squeezed shut, I tracked it with my right eye and my rifle. I…

Nov 7

HORRIBLE BOSSES

Nov 7

HASTE MAKES WASTE

Sister Marie Kathleen had us line up single file, much like a firing line. At first, I was excited to be doing something other than…

Jul 15

HASTE MAKES WASTE

Jul 15

THE DISAPPOINTER

One of the critical jobs of a parent is to be the bearer of bad news to their kids daily. No wonder kids cringe every time one of their…

Jun 13

THE DISAPPOINTER

Jun 13

THE CAMPAIGN

I learned everything about politics when I ran for fifth-grade class president. I was an idealistic, naïve 10-year-old. I went into the…

Mar 7

Mar 7

DISAPPOINTMENT UNWRAPPED

All eight cousins spread out on Aunt Mary Ellen’s living room floor as Bing Crosby crooned on the record player and the cigarette smoke…

Dec 22, 2023

DISAPPOINTMENT UNWRAPPED

Dec 22, 2023

IT’S GO TIME, PEOPLE!

Nov 21, 2023

IT’S GO TIME, PEOPLE!

Nov 21, 2023

LIAR!

I was ten in the summer of 1980 when I grabbed my splintered Wilson racquet and headed to the middle school tennis courts with Mom on a…

Nov 15, 2023

Nov 15, 2023

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Fear. Dread. Hopelessness. Horror. These were all my feelings when the pandemic hit in 2020. I did not anticipate experiencing major dental…

Oct 9, 2023

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Oct 9, 2023

TO THE TIKTOK, I DON’T STOP

If Facebook, Instagram, Words with Friends and Wordle were not enough, I have a new way to waste time. Its name is TikTok. I thought it was…

Sep 4, 2023

Sep 4, 2023

YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY, BARBIE

Aug 22, 2023

Aug 22, 2023

Rachel Brown

Rachel Brown

Rachel is a humor writer and essayist. She is a late bloomer in most aspects of life and is thrilled to actually share her writing with others.

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