Category Archives: Original Writing

Brave New World… of Food?

By Bob WelbaumJanuary 7, 2015Original Writing

Something about the menu didn’t seem quite right. We were at one of our favorite restaurants for our weekly Saturday dining-out. The menu had been redone, and one of the new offerings caught my eye. It was an appetizer: Chicken Fingers with dipping sauce $3.99 Maybe it was the fact that I was unusually alert

How to Surprise Your Mom

By Bob WelbaumJanuary 2, 2015Original Writing

I once worked with a young lady who was in her first job. She told me the story of how she had gotten hired at 18, and all the living space she could afford was an efficiency apartment. At that time, she was very close to her little brother, who was about ten years younger.