by Ross Cavins | Dec 17, 2007 | Blog
The Original Rudolph Booklet The song of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer dates from 1939, when the Chicago-based Montgomery Ward company asked one of their copywriters to come up with a Christmas story they could give away to shoppers as a promotional gimmick. Robert...
by Ross Cavins | Dec 10, 2007 | Blog
UNC vs Duke Every year about this time, legions of ACC fans begin to tingle with excitement. The hardwoods have opened up and college basketball is well underway. Power teams are playing their share of cupcakes and contenders in an effort to hone their squads into...
by Ross Cavins | Nov 27, 2007 | Short Stories
This short story was originally published at hackwriters.com in October 2007. Can’t you just feel the cynicism? I was once on a reality TV show where the contestant who lost the most weight won the prize money. I never saw so many fatties in one...
by Ross Cavins | Nov 27, 2007 | Short Stories
This short story was published at hackwriters.com in October 2007. It is based almost entirely on a true story. IT WAS 1968, a summer of love, and so it was with Martha and Odell. They had three girls, the youngest at sixteen months, and another child on the...
by Ross Cavins | Nov 21, 2007 | Blog
The Thanksgiving Feast. It’s that time of the year again. The leaves have turned from brilliant oranges and yellows to shades of brown. The time had changed and temperatures have cooled and most importantly, Turkey Day is here! Officially, in America, November...