Lauri Fraser, creator and co-host of I Love a Good Story
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Surrender, Los Angeles! The storytelling/spoken word movement has invaded and taken over the city, much as stand-up comedy clubs proliferated during the...

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A notorious study conducted in the mid 1980s determined that a woman over the age of 40 has a better chance of being killed by a terrorist than getting married. Though that study was later found to be...

Note: My friend Cecilia asked me to post this on her behalf.

Dear Arthur,

I always called you Arthur. Remember? We dated for 11 wonderful months (at least I thought...

Dear readers, I come to you with a confession and a request. My confession: I have experienced approximately 750...

Dear Future Soul Mate,

Forgive me for not using your actual name. You see, we haven't met yet. Tell you what -- how 'bout I just refer to you as Julie? I've always liked that...

It would not be much fun for God to watch American Idol or The Voice every week. What with Him being all-knowing, the surprise factor would...

War, hunger, and disease are all terrible, tragic occurrences that should rightfully get us upset and motivate all caring people to do what they can to bring...

The life-affirming, "juicy," Wendy Hammers
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Wendy Hammers dances throughout her impressive, brave, honest, touching, funny, intimately revealing one-woman show about the most recent 10 years of her life, from age 40-50. In fact,...

The other day, someone asked me if I had a philosophy of life. I pondered this very seriously for several moments before answering,...

What is it that distinguishes man from all other creatures on earth? Okay, yes, he is the only being who markets both chia pets and the Hooked On Phonics program. He is the...

Washington, D.C. -- Courtesy of a highly classified internal document provided by a White House insider who understandably prefers to remain anonymous -- here are the top five secrets...

Imagine a world in which you could pick up a 174-page paperback book that would contain everything you always wanted to know about comedy, written by an Emmy Award nominee who'd been a stand-up...

HINDMAN, Ky. -- Growing up, Victor Breitling would sometimes fail at things and his mother would tell him, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." And he would make every effort to...

FLATWOODS, W. Va. -- It has long been known that people with high blood pressure should avoid salt. But one family that does not have those...

SNELLVILLE, Ga. -- Lonnie Dorfus has always enjoyed giving presents. "I'll never forget the look of joy on my mother's face when I gave her that lopsided clay mug I made for her birthday...

FAYETTEVILLE, W. Va. -- Dennis Rowan prides himself on working for one of the few remaining candy companies in the country where every piece of candy is hand-made. "Sure they cost a little more," admitted Rowan, "but they look better, taste better, and they're made with love." Rowan is Sweet...

Vatican City -- In a continuation of the work begun by the late Pope John Paul II, the Vatican, representing the wishes of Pope Benedict XVI, is asking Cardinals throughout...

PONAGANSET, R.I. -- Manna is the name of the sweet, bread-like substance which miraculously fell from the sky and became the main article of diet for...

New research has determined that the universally practiced custom of picking one's nose holds the key to determining one's personality.

Writing in the Journal of Psychiatric Development, Dr. Victor...

An archaeologist has scored the discovery of a lifetime, unearthing a tattered, faded parchment that experts have certified as the last will and testament of Jesus Christ.

"It's absolutely genuine,"...