Category Archives: Folk tales and stories

Remembering Wauwepex

Posted on April 1, 2020 by

By Bruce A. Smith Editor’s Note: One of the most pleasant parts of our current Covid Quarantine is strengthening old friendships. For me, that has been connecting with my ol’ Boy Scout buddies. Most of us met at our summer … Continue reading →

Posted in Boy Scouts, Covid-19, Culture, Environment, Folk tales and stories, Life Stories -For Mind and Soul, Stories from my Life, Stories from the Jounrey, Wauwepex | 7 Comments

Fatherhood in a New Age – a tale of alien abduction coming to RISK!

Posted on August 23, 2019 by

By Bruce A. Smith I do not know if this story is true, at least in the usual sense of that word. What I do believe is that this story has a truth, a compelling truth that lies behind the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alien Abductions, Campfire Tales, Culture, Entertainment, Environment, Folk tales and stories, Stories from the Jounrey | 7 Comments

One home run and many bunts

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

From the collection of true stories, titled: “Stories from the Journey,” due for publication in mid-2018. By Bruce A. Smith When I was ten, I hit a home run in a Little League baseball game. It was a solid shot, … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, Folk tales and stories, Moth Stories, Stories from the Jounrey | 6 Comments

Life Stories – For Mind and Soul

Posted on November 2, 2017 by

Special to the Mountain News-WA By Lu André From his collection: Life Stories – For Mind and Soul ~ Creation At first I was going to have the title as “There is no God” and I knew many will not … Continue reading →

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Local storyteller shares unique tales from his life in Europe

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

Special to the Mountain News by Lu André From his collection: Life Stories – For Mind and Soul The Spy Who Never Was It was a dark, almost medieval time for Bulgaria back in the 1950s and 1960s. For less … Continue reading →

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There is Justice in this World – more Campfire Tales

Posted on March 8, 2017 by

By Bruce A. Smith Back in the 1980s, I needed to sell one of my company’s pick-up trucks. It was a beat-up ol’ Ford with 154,000 miles on it, and I had put an ad in the paper asking $1,000. … Continue reading →

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On Becoming a Hunter – another selection from the “Campfire Tales – True Stories Not Everyone Believes”

Posted on March 7, 2017 by

By Bruce A. Smith Of all the things I did when I had a so-called mid-life crisis, the craziest according to my ex-wife was not leaving her, selling my business, nor relocating to Yelm, Washington to join Ramtha’s School of … Continue reading →

Posted in Campfire Tales, Environment, Folk tales and stories, Mount Rainier, Nature, Self Reliance, Weather | 8 Comments