Author Archives: Jack

“I was about to leave the Kenner, LA Target when I noticed a major downpour outside. There were quite a few people waiting out the storm. Then I noticed a kind gentleman who turn by turn, escorted women, mothers and their kids, to their cars under the shelter of his umbrella. I’m sure he was […]

Leon Redbone, born Dickran Gobalian in 1949 in Cyprus, was a mysterious and unique artist. He rarely spoke about his origins, and his stage name’s origin remains unclear. Research shows his family, of Armenian descent, fled Jerusalem in 1948 to Nicosia, Cyprus, where Redbone was born. By 1965, they had settled in Toronto, Canada. In […]

At six years old, little Beverly was put on academic probation after first grade. Her biggest problem was reading. The assigned books were all boring educational stories about polite children. It was thanks to a school librarian’s friendly encouragement that the girl finally liked to read. After college, Beverly began working as a children’s librarian. […]

Doctors drained four liters of mysterious fluid from my body but found nothing wrong. After multiple tests came back normal, I took a pregnancy test—just to be sure. What I saw stunned me: not one, not two, but four embryos. Quadruplets!