Houdini Dies

  Click [Here] to listen to the audio of this segment at KMUW.org   October 31st is a day inextricably tied to the paranormal, to haunted houses and the ghostly costume parties of Halloween. But the 31st also marks the anniversary of …

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Blue Holes

  Jacques Cousteau drew attention to blue holes, or submerged caves, when he sailed his research ship Calypso into Belize to chart the depth of the “Great Blue Hole.” Surprisingly, blue holes have garnered little attention aside from tourism until recent years. …

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Your Friendly Barber Surgeon

    Click HERE if you’re interested in: Barber Poles Loneliness The Middle Ages Bloodletting Fire Cupping Dentistry Leeching Wash Basins Veins Old Men With Razors Barber-Surgeons Grasshoppers Canada Ice Hockey (see Dentistry) Parachuting Other forms of falling and/or spinning Cylinders Beach …

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Glimmer Train Award

    I’m thrilled to say that my story “The Empire Builder” was awarded second-place in Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers! Glimmer Train publishes some of the best short stories out there—pick up any copy and you’ll find stories …

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