Christopher Orlet

Even superstitions have their uses. Take the notion that the fiddle and banjo are the devil’s instruments. Or that certain…

On the last day of school my normally stoic creative writing teacher strode into the classroom and giddily announced: “I’m…

In Waterloo, Illinois a man stands accused of strangling to death his wife and two small children. The accused, Chris Coleman,…

Like characters in a Dystopian novel, the four teenagers were out for a bit of the old ultra-violence. Only they…

I have never seen a UFO, but I do work with several people who have. And no I don’t work…

Saturday morning I was rocketed out of bed by the usual wake-up screech of a car alarm. For a moment,…

My son being one of the smart kids, I am obliged to attend a lot of high school functions. All…

A local man was one of those killed by an Islamic extremist this month at Frankfort International Airport in Germany….

Reader reactions to Amy Chua’s memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Motherhave ranged from shell-shocked to post-traumatic stress disorder. Some…

When I was in school we boys used to sing a silly rendition of “On Top of Old Smoky” in…