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 | 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...
by Rob Diaz | Jan 1, 2013 | Humorous, Prompted, Unedited
Written based on the Today’s Author Write Now! prompt on January 1, 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, round number like thirteen… I will...
by Rob Diaz | Sep 13, 2012 | Fiction, Humorous, One Page Classics, Unedited
I have ranted about my hatred of summer reading programs many times in the past, specifically zeroing in on how they focus solely on “The Classics”, a term which is defined as “The Stuff Most People Would Never Read If They Had a Choice.” A...
by Rob Diaz | Jun 30, 2012 | Fiction, Humorous, Unedited
Author’s Note: Since my kids were first born, I’ve been telling them that one of our family’s primary rules is: No Fun! The reason for this rule is simple: Fun, invariably, leads to head injuries. They are certainly allowed to have a pleasant,...
