This short story was published in Issue #643 of Bewildering Stories. http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue643/ Distant Replay by Bob Welbaum Jerome had felt fear before, but this was different. Much different. The man on his right disappeared from his peripheral vision with a scream. There was a deafening explosion to his left. Then another. Then they
Last week I ran into a friend at the gym. He went to college in Arizona on a football scholarship and has lots of interesting stories. For future reference, he just happens to be African-American, and on this day he had a cautionary tale of how prejudice works both ways. There was a group of
What if you decided to rate all the fast-food restaurants in your city. How would that affect your diet? I recently listened to an interesting podcast about a woman in Louisville, KY who loved cheeseburgers. She decided to rate all the eating establishments in her area that serves cheeseburgers. But she’d also heard all the
I went to school in a small, almost rural township. There were 49 in my graduating class, and we went all 12+ years in the same building. And there were no minorities; we were amazingly homogeneous, all very white lower-to-middle class. Being a small school, teacher turnover was high. Each year would bring many new
Our democracy has come a long way since the early days of the republic. As a history nerd, I’ve always been curious about the voting requirements in other eras. I’ve always suspected there have been times when voting has been considered more of a privilege than a right. I’ve just found a historical note to
The following review of Sunny and Victor: Best Friends Forever has been posted on the Readers’ Favorite website. https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/sunny-and-victor Reviewed By Hilary Hawkes for Readers’ Favorite Sunny and Victor: Best Friends Forever is a delightful color illustrated children’s book by Bob Welbaum. Little Sunny is a golden furred rabbit whose favorite game is making
Today I’m addressing a very serious question — when should you take down your Christmas tree? Some like to take theirs down on New Year’s Day. As a more practical matter, have it down and at the curb whenever your town comes around to dispose of them. Your religious beliefs may influence your decision. January
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any original fiction. This story was published at BewilderingStories.com in Issue 612, and was an Editors’ Choice in the 2015 First Quarterly Review. And one of these segments actually happened! The Joy in Forgotten Objects by Bob Welbaum It’s a small, round white stick, made of sturdy
The website Reader’s Favorite has just reviewed Some Poems About Life. Some Poems About Life by Bob Welbaum is an enjoyable and easy-to-read selection of thirty poems that examine ordinary life and its significance. Most of the verses rhyme and others are a mixture of line length and non-rhyming thoughts. The poet covers a variety
In this, the last half of the last month of 2015, people are beginning to pass judgment on the past year. Was it like the opening of Charles Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities, both the best of time and the worst of times? Perhaps it depends on whether or not you’re a Republican
