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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

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

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...