THE SQUARE NAIL

Is is "bad" to speak ill of the deceased? Flowery funeral-speak aside, the media seems determined to glorify Michael Jackson. Th...

Remember that sick feeling when you got to class and found out there was a test? I wouldn't be surprised if something like that was goi...

There's a peculiar ziplock in the Saferite's fridge these days. Right beside the cheese, you can find fresh, hand-dug worms. The w...

A trip to the Kroger deli today put this old teacher in a funk. All I wanted...all I asked for...was two-thirds of a pound of corned beef. ...

Once upon a time, words came attached to their meanings.  That's why words have the potential to cut a spirit "to the bone".  ...

Back in the 80's, Mike and I were helping with a summer Bible club in a local housing project called Eastgate Terrace.  The men met with...

Mike and I went on an adventure yesterday up in NW Arkansas.  We were in search of the wild granite, and followed directions to find the wor...