Dear Spanx,

Today I tried to use your amazing product to suck in and smooth my cellulite. I pulled and pulled them over my ample thighs and got sweaty, making matters worse. And then, I got stuck—in spandex—and fell and hit my head on Formica. As I clung to a counterto...

Remembering & Dreaming

My dad, Kirk the Barber as he was known around here, passed away a year ago today of liver cancer. I had, still have, a lot of regrets. But after he died, I had an exquisite dream in which he gave me an unusual ring with blue stars and told me t...

My friend and author, Rosanna Huffman, recently wrote, "How old were you when you realized you were not “normal”?" ("http://elainestock.blogspot.com/2015/12/rosanna-huffman-when-we-get-to-trade.html.)

I was pretty young when I figured out that I wasn't normal

--most of...

A Satire

from a 150-word Flash Fiction contest

inspired by The Odyssey and featuring a superhero in a beseiged city:

“President Trump is deporting you.”

Muse blinked at the NSA goon with biceps as big as her head. “But I protected D.C. from hackers, blackouts, plague...

Wherever you stand on Season 11’s sexploits, drunken tirades, and interloping past contestants, The Bachelorette @BacheloretteABC delivered surprisingly deep wisdom about relationships:

1. Do Make Humor a Priority

Bachelorette Kaitlyn’s @KaitlynBristowe most endearing...

It never fails. Thirty minutes after I start to mow the grass, three neighbors think that it’s time to mow their lawns too.

It’s human nature to copy or imitate other people. That’s why we have copycat killers, plagiarism, fashion knockoffs, and successful ad campaigns...

Every great novel begins with great characters. Every great character begins with a name that is well-suited to that character’s personality and circumstances. Even the Bible (Proverbs 22:1, NIV) says that “a good name is more desirable than great riches.” Moon Unit ma...