Chicken Caesar Salad: One-fourth cup of croutons: 42 calories. Three cups of homegrown lettuce: 72 calories Five tablespoons (at least!) of dressing: 388 calories Half a cup of diced chicken: 121 calories …for a grand total of 623 calories, over half of that coming from the dressing alone. I refused to eat it, of course, …
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Once upon a time, there lived a Great Craftsman in a small cottage. He was such a great craftsman, in fact, that the animals and figures that he created out of clay would shake themselves, open their eyes, and fly, or run, or swim off into the forest beyond the cottage. The craftsman had a …
Everyone wanted her. The most beautiful girl in the village. It was said that her bride price would be something above fifteen pigs. The young men of the village started earning, saving, scrimping, and flirting years before she hit her 18th birthday, marriageable age. Ras was one of the competitors. And he wasn’t blind. Hila was …
Allen G Custerton was known for his generosity. Every year, he donated oodles of cash to the various worthy organizations in and around Donortown. Women’s shelters, international non-profits, you name it, he donated to it. People waved at him as he drove by in his BMW, and stopped him on the streets to thank him …
Louisa was going to be a great writer someday. That’s what she told everyone. “I’m working on my novel,” she said to when out to dinner with friends. “It’s such hard work. I spent nearly an hour yesterday writing a couple hundred words,” she told her sister. “The characters keep talking to me in my …
“My cousin Mark is coming to visit this afternoon,” Martin said as he played golf with his friends in the morning. “That’s great,” his friend Darren replied. “How long is he staying?” “Not long. He’s on his way to Europe and had a layover. So I invited him over for dinner and offered to let …
There wasn’t a dry eye in the room. Nona’s small bedroom was crammed with children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, all come to say goodbye for one last time to their beloved matriarch. But there was one missing. “Where is Sylvia?” the adults murmured to one another when they stepped out of the room for a …
The old writer sat up in bed, surrounded by his loved ones. They were trying not to cry, even as silent tears streamed down every cheek, but he was smiling calmly. “Don’t be sad,” he said. “I am only going where everyone is headed, sooner or later. And I have had an extra lease on …
All his life, Todd had been taught not to cry. “Be a man!” His father urged. “Real men don’t cry.” He insisted upon it when Todd’s mother died. When they lost their house to bankruptcy. When Todd’s sister ran off with a no-good lowlife who abused and used her, then left her scrambling somewhere on …
Jenny took a deep breath before she entered the building. It had been a rough day at work, and she almost called in sick. But she knew that the local suicide helpline had very few workers, and lives probably depended on her showing up to volunteer that afternoon. “Hey Jenny!” Carol waved as Jenny nodded …
