Fooling the Supercomputer (Part 1)
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View ArticleThe Dubious Value of a Survey
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View ArticleCome Early
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View ArticleThe Roommate
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View ArticleWhen Moving Might Not Be a Good Idea
.wp_ulike_btn.wp_ulike_put_image:after { background-image: url(https://latterdaysaintmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Like_Button.png) !important; } The following is a short story from Daris Howard,...
View ArticleTruly a Day of Thanksgiving
.wp_ulike_btn.wp_ulike_put_image:after { background-image: url(https://latterdaysaintmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Like_Button.png) !important; } It was Thanksgiving, but Aaron struggled to feel...
View ArticleThe Halloween Scare
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View ArticleChildren Are the Same Everywhere
During the time I spent in Peru, one of the highlights for me was the children. They had big brown eyes, dark brown skin, and ebony black hair, but in reality, they are no different from any of the...
View ArticleThe Stove
Ben had gotten out of bed to use the bathroom and had been gone a long time. Mary heard a crash and wondered if he had gone to check on what it was. She was really getting concerned and was about to go...
View ArticleThe Shortcut
To read more from Daris Howard, CLICK HERE. Many years ago, we went to a cross-country meet in Soda Springs, Idaho. It was a beautiful fall day, a perfect day for the runners. It wasn’t blazing hot,...
View ArticleNot a Beautiful Proof
Dr. Calhoun came into class the first day and set his mug of coffee on the desk. His white hair and gray beard gave him an air of wisdom and authority. He turned to the sixteen of us there and smiled....
View ArticleThe Middle of Nowhere
We talked to the scouts in our troop and asked them where they wanted to go for our last camping trip before school started. “I want to go where we won’t run into other people,” Mort said. “There is...
View ArticleThe Bully Barn
Jason had just moved into the neighborhood and was trying to get to know people. He decided to visit the neighbor who lived north of his house. He approached their house and rang the doorbell. As he...
View ArticleA Cow Explained
A friend of ours came to visit. She had two little girls. Susan was five, and Tiffany was three. I enjoyed these two children. They were both cute and smart. But the things I enjoyed the most were that...
View ArticleCockroaches
When I lived in New York, I worked in some very rundown parts of the big cities, and at times I came across literally thousands of cockroaches. In one home, I worked with a family that was struggling...
View ArticleSandy
There are world-famous sand dunes near where we live. Though they are about a mile away, on Labor Day and Memorial Day weekends, the amount of noise late into the night is so loud we have to close our...
View ArticleThe Flamingo She Couldn’t Resist
Annie was excited. School was coming up, and this would be her first year deciding for herself what to buy. Annie’s mother allotted money to each child who was eight and older to purchase clothes and...
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After the Accident, My Wife was Warned Not to Hug Me
This story picks up where the first part left off. You can read the previous story here. After the teens in the accident were taken care of, the firemen came to check on me. I also realized I needed to...
View ArticleA Car Accident Full of Miracles
Although it is usually hard to find a silver lining in an auto accident, I was recently involved in one that had many. I was on my way home in the southbound lane, coming to an overpass. For some...
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Animal Rescue at the Hobby Farm: Saving the Bacon
I was in a major wreck this week. That will be a story for another day when all the details are finally sorted out. However, as I was sitting on the side of the road, waiting for the medics to take...
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