by Rob Diaz | Jan 3, 2021 | Fiction, General Fiction, Prompted, Unedited
I will not write “2020-won” as the year on all of my checks and correspondences.I will not leave the holiday laser light projector on year-round just to mess with my cat.I will not blame Apple or its products for things that I can just as easily blame on...
by Rob Diaz | Jan 5, 2017 | Fiction, General Fiction, Prompted, Unedited
I will not rush to get my anti-resolutions out on time, because anti-resolutions, like a fine wine, take time. I will not share posts on Facebook which inform others that Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg or others are giving away millions of dollars, Xboxes and emus. Those...
by Rob Diaz | Dec 17, 2016 | Edited, Fiction, Humorous, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories
“Why can’t we just buy a stupid tray, Mom?” Ryan kicked at the dust on the attic floor. “I’d rather be… well, anywhere but here.” Virginia looked up from the pile of musty bedding in the corner. “Ryan, it’s Christmas Eve and we’ve looked everywhere else...
by Rob Diaz | Jan 1, 2015 | Fiction, Humorous, Prompted, Real Life
I will not blame ObamaCare for my son’s unfortunate wardrobe choices. I will not make judgments about other men based on the size of their coffee mugs. I will not change the things I say on Twitter just because my daughter thinks I tweet like an old—possibly...
by Rob Diaz | Dec 31, 2013 | Fiction, Humorous, Prompted, Real Life
Written based on the Today’s Author Write Now! prompt on December 31, 2013, in which we are asked to creatively list ten things we will not do in the coming year. Of course, for obvious reasons I need to stick with a nice, lucky number like thirteen… I...
by Rob Diaz | Sep 10, 2013 | Humorous, Real Life
Dear Nick, We wanted to wish you good luck and let you know that we’re here to help you on the path to a successful mathematical career throughout middle school. As you know, I (Dad) am and always have been a math geek, so I wanted to give you some helpful...
by Rob Diaz | Aug 2, 2013 | Travel, Vacation
Day Negative One of vacation. What a glorious day, indeed! It is the reason we spend all the time since the end of the last year’s vacation working too many hours and doing too many things with baseball or dance or soccer or swimming or band or scouts. It is the...
by Rob Diaz | Jul 31, 2013 | Real Life
My very first car was a 1980 Ford Escort station wagon. I bought it from my grandparents for $500 in 1988 and it served me well for the next 5 years, well into 1993. But as I graduated from college, the road grime, duct tape and metal clothes hangers which held the...
by Rob Diaz | Jul 31, 2013 | Real Life
In the middle of August 2006, we had solar panels installed on our home. Unlike what a lot of early-adopters of the residential solar panel systems. the purpose of our installation wasn’t to make money but to make electricity and lower our carbon footprint and impact...
by Rob Diaz | Jan 8, 2013 | Fiction, General Fiction, Prompted, Short Stories, Unedited
Written based on the Today’s Author Write Now! prompt on January 4, 2013, in which we are asked to write about an unnaturally foggy bay. For most people, silence is empty. I, however, have found silence to be full of stories – more stories, in fact, than the...
