by Rob Diaz | Aug 5, 2008 | General Fiction, Short Stories, Unedited
It was a cold and rainy day, as we knew it would be. It was always cold and rainy whenever we made plans to go to the beach. I was rather bummed by this because I had tried so hard to make everything different this time, better this time, perhaps drier and warmer...
by Rob Diaz | Aug 3, 2008 | Edited, General Fiction, Short Stories
He stepped outside on the cool, gray morning and felt the misty wet air attack his skin. The sound of the highway off in the distance was just a low hum, barely audible compared to the sounds of the animals in the yard. As he walked to the road to get the daily paper,...
by Rob Diaz | Jul 1, 2008 | Vacation
We awoke and ate breakfast early so that we could pack up and get on our way before checkout time at 11. I was anxious, given my extreme hatred of traveling. That coupled with the fact that The Wife can’t stand having me around when there’s packing to do caused the...
by Rob Diaz | Jun 30, 2008 | Vacation
Today was the big day. The big finale. The big trip to the Magic Kingdom, the Mecca of all things Disney. We drove up under the big Walt Disney World archway and found our way to the line to pay our parking tithe and made our way into the parking lot and eventually...
by Rob Diaz | Jun 29, 2008 | Vacation
Today we headed out to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which the kids had been chomping at the bit to do all week. Largely, this was in anticipation of getting on the Toy Story Mania ride/adventure/event. So, we arrived at the park and waited in line to pay for the...
