Dem Bones

• Advocacy Groups Want Better Worker Safety

  May 23rd, 2020 by Erik Gunn

  Following COVID-19 outbreak at Kenosha Amazon facility, they urge legislators to reinstate protections.

• A Dem Bones Fairytale

  The Scribe

  Oct 31st, 2011 by Stella Cretek

  High on a hill in a tower built of bones, the Scribe etches tales on the boulders themselves. Stella offers a creepy tale for your Halloween pleasure.

• The Queen who demanded seven inches

  A Dem Bones fairy tale

  Jun 5th, 2011 by Stella Cretek

  It was known that while the ladies of the court collected rubies and pearls, the Queen was given to collecting…sausages.

• The Prince and the Bald Spot (or how he got his hairball)

  Apr 24th, 2011 by Judith Ann Moriarty

  With the Royal Wedding is a week away, folks are in a tizzy over the Prince's hair. Judith pens an ode to the receding follicles of HRH William of Wales.

• The Saga of Bridget & John

  An Irish tale

  Mar 17th, 2011 by Judith Ann Moriarty

  Each year when everyone but the Irish celebrate St. Pat’s Day, my thoughts turn to the whereabouts of me great grandmudder, a rippin' wench if there ever was one.

• A Dem Bones Fairytale

  Why the Badger bristles

  Mar 5th, 2011 by Stella Cretek

  Snug in his underground sett, the Badger couldn’t help but notice the rumbling of thousands of boot-clad feet as they shook the ground above his abode...

• A Dem Bones Fairytale

  A Guy Named Pea

  Feb 13th, 2011 by Stella Cretek

  I met him online -- "Pea@pickapea.com." Figuring he’d be just right for a Princess like me, I decided to give it a shot.

• The Chocolate-Covered Crone

  A Dem Bones Fairytale

  Dec 26th, 2010 by Stella Cretek

  She dared to peek over the edge of the vat and tumble in. A few gulps and she was coated from head to toe. But beneath the chocolate crust, her heart beat on...

• Onychophagia

  Confessions of a nail biter

  Sep 5th, 2010 by Judith Ann Moriarty

  Nail biters are like squirrels. You can hardly ever beat them down.

• The Saga of Rita Sue LaDeux

  Aug 22nd, 2010 by Stella Cretek

  I alone know who swung that ax. I can see her now … her flaming red hair blowing in the wind.

• Slotz on a Stick

  The continuing tale

  Jul 18th, 2010 by Stella Cretek

  Whether or not Tant was ever fingered for copping Slotz -- along with fifty or more innocent citizens --is not a matter of record.

• Dem Bones Fairytale

  Saga of Slotz Supreme, pt. 1

  Jun 27th, 2010 by Stella Cretek

  Neither apple, orange, peach nor pear; the Slotz somewhat resembled a bowling pin, only smaller. But truth tell, they made The Valley famous.