I No Monkey: The Beginning

This is the first installment of what I hope definitively proves that monkeys are ALWAYS funny. In this case, we seem to have a character who consistenly insists that he is NOT a monkey. Is he? Is he no monkey? You, the reader, are left to decide. Enjoy! Have a banana split while you’re at…

Read More

Monkey-tini

This took place, as you will read, in a bar, between a bartender, and his patron, the businessman. Is there a monkey anywhere to be found? Find out for yourself! MONKEY-TINI BARTENDER: So, what will it be? BUSINESSMAN: I’d like a martini, with an olive. BARTENDER: One martini, with a banana, coming right up! BUSINESSMAN:…

Read More

Tears Of Krypton

Tears Of Krypton He fell from the sky, To live, or to die. To set things right. Superman cried. He fought for good, Did all he could. How hard he’d tried. Superman cried. The people chose To grace oppose. Honor defied Superman cried. So darkness fell, Brought pain, brought hell. Loosed lethal tide. Superman cried.…

Read More

Stop Using Speech As A Weapon

Stop Using Speech As A Weapon  Words can be a poison pen, Thoughtlessness stabs again, again. Speech can strike with lethal force, Killing the spirit without remorse. If what you speak is a hateful dart, It has betrayed what’s in your heart. Turn back your ways, or soon your ear Will hear words you don’t…

Read More

Untitled

So quickly the miles add up, How swiftly the days go by. How slowly we learn to say sorry, Too soon we say goodbye.

Read More

October News

Wow, there’s lots to get done here at The Orchard! I have some old unfinished childrens’ stories that need to get updated. “Which Sandwich?” for example I need to scan and upload the “I No Monkey” series, as I strongly believe that monkeys are ALWAYS funny. I also have a few more serious works in…

Read More

Really Big President Head Statues!

Who knows for how long, but there are 43 really big Presidential statues in Williamsburg, Virginia. However, as of yesterday, President’s Park has closed its doors. According to an inside source, they are looking to: A) Sell the entire park, B) Sell the entire collection of busts, or C) Sell individual statues. Sounds like a good time to put…

Read More