MARIO KIEFER

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 be able to get what ...

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 look hard enough, y...

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 honest“ What they mea...

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: are we truly that ...

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

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 disappointed - that deep...

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

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

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 through the window an...

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 tire. It took 45 minut...

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

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 of the depths of he...

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 through its maze you se...

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 ways. Many nights, I...

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, can we forget the pet...

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 told. The slow drip...

“The Stepford Wives” was a novel written by Ira Levin. Lured by the idyllic qualities of a small town in Connecticut, the protagonist (a successful photograp...

The Roman poet, Juvenal, wrote about an empire whose populace had lost interest in anything remotely related to civic duty, honor, or decency; a populace who...

While doing research for a book on the traits of a sociopath, I came across the following: Profile of the Sociopath This website summarizes some of the commo...

I was asleep when the shadowy figure at the foot of the bed began to move. He (She? It? I really don’t know) moved across trailing his arm behind him and lig...