Columns

Time Out – Afraid of the Dark
By Cara Garretson

My husband went on a weekend golf trip, so my daughters and I had a girls’ weekend. We had fun, but we missed him (and by "we" I mean "I").

Martha's Laugh Lines: Gone Fishing
By Martha Bolton

When our sons were younger, my husband used to take them fishing a lot. We have scores of pictures of each with their first fish, and for one we have something more.

The Raving Redhead: FREEEEEEDOOOOOMMM!!
By Teresa Roberts Logan

I am willing to try new things ... to look like a fool ... a bigtime fool for thinking I'm funny enough to get paid for it ... and it's a freedom like no other!

Here’s a Thought: Good Theater
By Taylor Mason

The Oscars! What a night! Is there any other business that routinely congratulates itself on being itself?

The Truth Hurts: You Like Me, You Really Like Me!
By Brad Stine

So I sit in a hotel in Seward Alaska minding my own business, when suddenly it dawns on me. … I am making a movie!

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  Tag Description	You Type	You Get
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  Emphasized	<em>Emphasized</em>	Emphasized
  Bolded	<b>Bolded</b>	Bolded
  Italicized	<i>Italicized</i>	Italicized
  Strong	<strong>Strong</strong>	Strong
  Cited	<cite>Cited</cite>	Cited
  Coded text used to show programming source code	<code>Coded</code>	Coded
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  No help provided for tag embed.
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  Subscripted	<sub>Sub</sub>scripted	Subscripted
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  Character Description	You Type	You Get
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  Less than	&lt;	<
  Quotation mark	&quot;	"

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