The World According to Charley

Free Short Story

Free Short Story

This story is free to read here for one week only. This story was inspired by the Pacific Giant Red octopus.

Free Short Story

This story is free to read here for one week only. This story was inspired by the Pacific Giant Red octopus.

Smart Quote of the Week

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. The quote is a quaint way of saying determination often outguns...

Smart Quote of the Week

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. The quote is a quaint way of saying determination often outguns...

Professor Death March 2025 Letter

Dear Professor Death, My brother-in-law forages for mushrooms in the woods near our town. He always shares what he finds, but I can’t bring myself to cook with them because...

Professor Death March 2025 Letter

Dear Professor Death, My brother-in-law forages for mushrooms in the woods near our town. He always shares what he finds, but I can’t bring myself to cook with them because...

Smart Quote of the Week

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”  

Smart Quote of the Week

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”  

February 2025 Reading List

I read seventeen books in February, started and quit anther nine. I toss a lot of books. There are too many good ones for me to ever get to them...

February 2025 Reading List

I read seventeen books in February, started and quit anther nine. I toss a lot of books. There are too many good ones for me to ever get to them...

Smart Quote of the Week

Whether you think you can, or think you can’t - you’re right. Henry Ford Henry’s point was that mindset is an important component of success.

Smart Quote of the Week

Whether you think you can, or think you can’t - you’re right. Henry Ford Henry’s point was that mindset is an important component of success.