Creative Memoir

Temptations &
Trespasses

Stories and sketches drawn from real
events but with slight embellishments
added for entertainment purposes.

  • A Funny Story Involving a Portable TV in the 1970s

    Do you want to hear a funny story? When I was a youngster way back in the 1970s my family owned a portable TV. It was bulky and kinda heavy and a little awkward to carry from place to place, [...]

  • What’s in a Name? The Story of DaddyElk

    Since I started DaddyElk I’ve been asked several times just what the heck the name means. Well, I wish there was some deep, symbolic meaning behind it but it comes from a very simple source. Just a simple story. It [...]

  • No Joke: 2019 Resolutions: Honesty & Courage

    Today is January 1, 2019. A new year. And as with all new years it is a time to reflect and make plans for the future and to make resolutions for change and to make goals as to how and [...]

  • Making Mistakes: Looking Back at 2014

    I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never [...]

  • Welcome to 2015

    Happy New Year everyone. May the new year bring you joy and fortune. May you love and be loved by others. Paint your dreams and tell your story. Do not be afraid.

  • Saying Goodbye

    Tomorrow is the memorial service for my step-father Jim Morton. I say the word “step” here which, while accurate, does not convey his role in my life accurately. For when I think of the word “father” it is his memory [...]