Author: Joe Class III
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How’s the Water Today
A passenger confesses the three people he overlooked yesterday. An old goldfish story — and a daughter’s question — won’t let either of them off the hook.
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Wrong Call. Right Time.
A wrong number. A mother in crisis. Twenty minutes on a Tuesday that I almost let go to voicemail.
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Get To
I noticed I was living in have to when I could have been living in get to. Weird. Two little words. Everything changed.
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Nolan Hanratty and the 1998 NBA Playoffs – What’s Not There
Nolan Hanratty stopped in for a beer before his bus. He ended up calling 911. And somewhere across the city, a cop sat on a curb next to a scared kid who remembered his face.
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Take Care
A dead phone rang. A voice from the past — not because you’re ready, but because the number, for some reason, still works.
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Worth It
Rules. Alarms. White-knuckle willpower. That’s what we think discipline is. It’s not. The discipline that stays with you comes from somewhere else entirely.
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Running. Again.
After two years away, I laced up at 4:50 a.m. and ran 2.09 miles. Fourteen weeks stand between the City of Roses and me. Here’s what starting over actually looks like.
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Overheard at Brood & Barley
We weren’t trying to listen. But Gina and Shelly had no volume control — and Margie had no idea what was waiting for her at the next table.
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After “Weird Al”
Nobody fits. But we all belong. We’re all weird. And it’s totally okay. Five Minute Observations.
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What You Don’t Notice
You take a thousand left turns without thinking. Today might be a good day to think about one.
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Called, Not Qualified
Solomon built his Temple with the finest cedar in the world. God builds His with something even more remarkable — and you’re already in it.
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Name It
The average adult knows 20,000 words. But the one you learn today? What if that’s exactly the one someone in your life is waiting for?
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Still Excellent
Two weeks. One dismissal disguised as a compliment. Margot started writing and stopped refreshing her email. Then the phone rang.
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Hat Trick
Dale swears it’s true. Merv doesn’t buy it. Then Phil walks in, shaking, and orders a double.
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Burning Field
Justin Lamberio went to a protest. Councilman Devereux is smiling, watching him get arrested. Now his attorney, Frank Delgado is worried.
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Believing is Seeing
She asked me a question I couldn’t answer. Not quickly, anyway. “Why follow the rules when rich folks don’t?” Gloria deserved better than a bumper sticker. So I tried.
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Love Pursues
Our truck slid off a jungle bridge, plunging us into the river. Tires blew. But the frame? It held. Our story doesn’t start at the bridge. Find out more. Read Love Pursues. Five Minute Observations.
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Acceptance
You either accept or quit. I had to accept I might never love again. Then I stopped fighting. This is the result.
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Being Grateful
He makes six figures. You got a keychain. He told you to be grateful. Go ahead — read that again.