MARIO KIEFER

With apologies to Shakespeare To mask or not to mask. That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrag...

Last year, I dubbed June 24th Mind Your Own Business Day. Help me celebrate by not telling anyone!

Way back when the world was young and so was I . . . I struggled with controlling my temper. It was never because of things over which I ...

In the musical “Into the Woods” Sondheim weaves the pages of various fairy tales together to tell an entertaining story that reinforces t...

Somebody is lying: People: I hate hoarders and would never do that. Stores: The tucks come each day and we stock every night. You should ...

Dear Readers: Now that “The Ordinary Sin” has been put to bed, I need your help. I have a number of ideas percolating in my mind - if you...

There are so many things that we say when, really, we mean something different. Here are a few examples: What they say: “He can be very h...

The lies we tell to children: we hope they will believe. The lies we tell to others: we are trying to deceive. The lies we tell ourselves...

Today, Christians across the world will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Even many non-Christians will celebrate this holiday. Of cou...

It was 1970-something. We were so poor that year that Mama told us we wouldn’t have a Christmas tree. I remember feeling oh, so very disa...

As a small child, that period between Thanksgiving and Christmas seemed interminably long. “A whole month!” I wanted to scream. “You mean...

These days it seems that no celebration comes without controversy. I have even heard grumblings that the American Thanksgiving holiday is...

When writing, he sat at his computer in the office that faced the front of the house. The desk was set in such a way that he could look t...

It's the little things that get to you. I had a terrible day. Anything that could go wrong did. Coming back from the gym. I had a flat ti...

We live in a world filled with disposable things: Disposable razors, disposable bags, Disposable towels, disposable rags, Disposable tiss...

Sometimes, I have lived with the angels and soared to the heights of heaven. At other times I am lived with my own demons and crawled out...

Have you ever been to one of those funhouses at the carnival? You know the one I mean, the one with the warped mirrors. When you walk thr...

For the last three nights, I have had the same dream. I have always had odd dreams - everybody does. I categorize my dreams in different w...

Tomorrow is September 11. For that one day, can we come together? For that one day, can we put aside our differences? For that one day, c...

When I watched the first season of “13 Reasons Why”, I was enthralled. I found the story captivating - especially, in the way that it was...