Prompt: Name your biggest pet peeve. Do you bring it to a person's attention when they annoy you with it. 

 I need to start by saying I don't necessarily get annoyed with this pet peeve; just a little sad. When I was a kid, like all kids, I had situations where I felt disappointed....

Prompt: An alien has just abducted you. Give three reasons why it would send you back to earth.

"Awe, look at those tentacles. And your eyes—they are as big around as cantaloupes," I say to the creature that just sucked me up into his forcefield. I can't be mad because he's so darn cute. He...

Not too long ago I had an evening away from the family, so I checked myself into a swanky hotel right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the closest “big” city. It wasn’t long before it turned 7pm, and I was staring out the window, unsure what to do with myself. I...

 Social what? Oh, the terms. They come, they go, some I know, most I don't. I'm getting old, I suppose.

"You need social proof," they said. Wait, I'm on social media. Does that count? I like my bourbon at least one hundred proof, Is that the same thing? No, okay. Never mind, I'll Google...