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I'm Barb. I write about change. Those niggling alterations that creep into our lives until we laugh at ourselves. And if you don't think change is funny, pull out your high school year book and give it a look-see. Check out "About" in the header if you want to know more.
Newest Release
A Growing-Up tale told in clandestine radio broadcasts.
BK Froman (a.k.a. Kris Knorr)
Funny, Blunt WWII Tale of Owning the Past
Change: The Knothole of Normal
A Sparkling Comic Disregard for Change
The Two Pan Series: See BOOKS in header
Two Pan 2
You Know You Want To Read This
Another Great Group
Tag Archives: Satire
Change: The Race Car of Marketing Techniques
Hello My Friends, It’s been a while. I’ve whiffled away the days: celebrating holidays, assaying my life like a prospector looking for gems, and writing the final chapters of another book. The holidays are over. The editors have the manuscript, … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Cats/Dogs, Change, Humor
Tagged Before Morning Breaks, bloody nose, chanage, Kellogs, M&Ms, Monopoly, race car, Satire, Scottie dogs
48 Comments
Dealing with Difficult People
Carl, the Big It, sits at the other end of the table. I’ve planned it that way, snagging the seat farthest away from him at every monthly volunteer meeting. Everyone’s too nice to tell Carl he needs therapy or a … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Change, Humor
Tagged Change, Difficult people, Gossip, Humor, Idiots, Micro Managers, Sarcasm, Satire
72 Comments
The Best Snow Man in the World
I don’t usually enter contests, but it’s all about change…and it’s a new year…so…I’ve entered the Great American Snowman Contest. We’re supposed to use materials in our area. (Rules..schmools…I really didn’t read them closely.) I’m too much of a slacker … Continue reading
Jet Propelled Airspace for the Face
I was shopping for a new skull the other day because the traffic grid of my sinuses has jammed. I guess that’s to be expected. After so many years, most things become full: cupboards, RAM, headspace. The simplest solution was … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Humor, Life, Satire
Tagged allergens, allergies, irrigation, jars, nasal hair, neti pot, Satire, Sinuses, skull
51 Comments
Prison Camps for Trees
For those of you who don’t live in the watery northwest, you’re probably unaware of the prison camps we keep for trees. Let’s look at Herbert. As a small sapling he was overjoyed to have his feet stuck in mother … Continue reading
Posted in Hope, Humor, Life, Lights
Tagged Christmas tree, Douglas fir, helicopters, Humor, Noble Fir, Northwest, Satire
30 Comments
Happier Than a Woodpecker in a Lumber Yard
It’s Pioneer Friday, and some folks are SCOWLING at the latest change. Opal’s Palace for sporting women opened its brass-plated doors this Friday, December 1, 1870. Construction had begun months ago with granite quarried from Huber’s. However, masons recently stopped, … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan
Tagged Bordello, Homesteader, Lumber, Parlor, Pioneer, Saloon, Satire
31 Comments
Before Morning Breaks 