After fifty years of marriage, Earl and Martha had learned to pick their battles.But nothing prepared them for the Great Sofa Incident of Tuesday afternoon. Earl plopped…

Frank was determined to fix the leaky faucet himself. He crouched under the sink with tools scattered everywhere. Lillian stood over him, arms crossed. “You know we…

Jacob hated bedtime. Especially with Ethel. Every night was a battle—and not metaphorical. He was fluffing his pillow when he heard it:that soft whoosh of cotton death…

Wanda rummaged through her purse like a raccoon in a trash can. “They’re not in my bag… they’re not in my coat…” She gasped. “Oh no. I…

Little Johnny’s teacher was warned at the start of the year:“Never make a bet with Johnny unless you’re 100% sure you’ll win.” One day, Johnny raises his…

A friend once said:“In English, M is straight…but W is upside down.”  I didn’t get it… until today. I stepped into an elevator.A woman and a little…

An elderly couple sat down for a TV interview. The wife: smiling, full of energy.The husband: already asleep on her shoulder…Zzz… Zzz…  The host asked:“After all these…

An old married couple got into a petty argument. (He would call it petty; she would have called it Armageddon.) As was their nature, neither of them…

Two friends met after a long time apart. After a bit of small talk, one of them sighed and said thoughtfully: “I’ve learned something important… never trust…