by Andy Offutt Irwin
At the get-go I must tell you that I remember my pre-literate self. I really do. Back in the early 1960s, kindergarten was for learning to count and reciting the alphabet to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Ah! vous dirai-je, maman, for you... by Andy Irwin
EVIDENCE OF THE PREHISTORIC SOURCES OF HUMOR: A Rejected Thesis [Originally published in Storytelling Magazine] Andy Offutt Irwin (Author’s note: The writer acknowledges the broad readership of Storytelling Magazine and the many faith traditions represented herein;... by Andy Irwin
Now, I shall speak of time and the marking of time. Once I may have said, “the keeping of time,” as in, “My granddaddy’s watch keeps good time,” but that’s a misleading verb, isn’t it? Time is not kept; it continues to pass... by Andy Irwin
Here’s a small morsel of good news in these otherworldly days: even under “shelter in place,” we are all allowed – nay, encouraged – to go outside, keeping a few yards away from other humans, of course. But it’s springtime, people! And with fewer cars on the road,... by Andy Irwin
I saved a small life tonight. As I was pulling the covers back, I found a gecko in my bed. I grabbed it before Angela the Cat had a chance to see it. She would’ve surely captured it, hunter, that she is. Over the years, many representatives of the local fauna... by Andy Irwin
Published in The Covington News ~ February 8, 2020. Studies and polls have confirmed that in the United States a good number of people do not trust national journalists. Well, here in Newton County I am about as local as you can get. Heck, y’all know I ain’t even a...