RaisingDad

D  is for  D emons      They live down below E  is for  E dgar      As in Allan or Poe S  is for  S pirits      With malicious intent E  is for  E vil      Man’s eternal torment R  is for  R amses      He called Moses a chump T  is for  T ombstone      Bet you’d thought I’d say Trump    E  is for  E erie      You should say your farewells X  is for the dimension      Where the unknown there dwells P  is for  P otion      A witch’s foul brew O  is for  O diferous      One sniff, you’ll say “Ew!” S  is for  S hysie      A silent vampire U  is for  U ...

as featured in Desert  Exposure  Magazine desertexposure.com    As I was writing this month’s column, my father shuffled up behind me and peeked over my shoulder.      “What are you writing?” he wanted to know.      “Just a story, pop,” I told him.      Every month I sit down to write this column, and every month he asks me what I’m writing. I don’t know if he’s forgetful or just doesn’t pay attention to my answer. Probably a combination of both.      When my readers ask if he gets angry concerning these stories, I tell them no. For him to get angry, he’d first have to READ these biographical musings. If there’s a choice between reading RaisingDad or watching the very expensive premium baseball channel my wife and I pay for, well, let’s just say I wouldn’t make it to the literary World Series.      “Woo- wee! ” he said, looking...