Tag Archives: humor

Choose Your Own Adventure Poem

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is my poem for the Thursday Poetry Prompt from We Drink Because We’re Poets. I wander through the kitchen Stomach growling like a dogSo little to ingest A naked can of soup Or possible some beans? The makings of … Continue reading →

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Garbage Truck Amok!

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is an attempt at a children’s story that my friend and I were going to attempt.  I finished the writing part, but we never got around to illustrating.  Presently, I’m not sure with to do with it.  I figured … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek: Never Mess With Fizzle

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

(Note:  This is from the book that I’m currently working on, so it has not been edited.  It’s just been a big Fizzle week, so I thought I’d give him a shining moment here.) Fizzle darts around the clearing surrounding … Continue reading →

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Steps to Giving Your Toddler His Morning Vitamin

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

After a 6 hour battle over getting the toddler to take his vitamin, I’ve decided to give the play-by-play for such an event. Get vitamin. Get toddler. Politely offer vitamin. Retrieve vitamin from the floor. Demand ingestion of vitamin in … Continue reading →

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Poem Duet: Angel Cakes & Devil Dogs

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I was asked by Comfortably Numb to do a poem duet with her.  After some discussion and typical ‘you start, no you start’, we came up with the following: Don’t you want it? Aren’t you tempted? I’ll help you decide … Continue reading →

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Dungeons & Dragons: A Basic Walkthrough

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been asked by many people to explain Dungeons & Dragons.  I bring this game up a lot because my time in the game is the inspiration for my books.  That being said, I’m not even close to an expert.  … Continue reading →

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The Customer Is Always Right & Often Evil

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

There was a store sign that said the following: The customer is always right. If the customer is wrong, see rule #1. I think this sets a dangerously vague precedence because it means a customer could feasibly get away with … Continue reading →

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Dear ‘Superior’ Driver

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I should apologize to you about this morning.  I know my 5 miles above the speed limit was getting in the way of your 15-20 miles above the speed limit.  I can’t believe I had the gall to be in … Continue reading →

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Story Prompt 1: Justin and the Monkey

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a short story that is part of the new challenge put out by We Drink Because We’re Poets.  Here is the prompt before I get into the story: “Write me a story about Justin Bieber and his monkey. What … Continue reading →

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Cupcake by Mariah Jones

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I just finished reading Cupcake by Mariah Jones.  Again, I’m not much of a romance reader, so this was foreign territory. I loved the light humor in the book.  There was a jovial, happy nature to the entire story that … Continue reading →

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