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DRILL THE EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE

by Steve Wetzler | Jul 18, 2019 | Characters and Critters

Drill The Emergency Room Nurse By R.J. Smiley The name on his name tag said Duke, but I met Drill, the ER Nurse, on a recent visit to a large hospital’s emergency room on a very busy Saturday night. Drill entered the room in neatly fitted blue scrubs. He...

Hummingbird Hats

by Steve Wetzler | Jun 27, 2019 | Characters and Critters

Hummingbird Hats By R.J. Smiley The Basketball Golf Group, BGG for short, was ready! They had made the annual golf trip since their college years. The BGG had won the small school state basketball championship as high school seniors. Yes, there was one junior on...

The Natural

by Steve Wetzler | Jun 27, 2019 | Characters and Critters

The Natural By R.J. Smiley In the 26 years that we owned and operated Mille Lacs Golf Resort, the infinite variety of golf characters that we encountered was never ending. Good golfers, bad golfers, really nice people and some horse’s a$$es. But I only met one...

Rabid Bobcat Attacks Golfer

by Steve Wetzler | Jun 7, 2019 | Characters and Critters

Rabid Bobcat Attacks Golfer By R.J. Smiley On a recent April morning, a surprise ambush left a 70-year-old golfer mauled and bleeding on a golf course in Connecticut. It was not from another golfer who had been beaned by a golf ball. The attack was from a bobcat...

“HONEY, JUST TAP IT”

by Steve Wetzler | Jun 7, 2019 | Characters and Critters, Home Page Slider

“HONEY, JUST TAP IT” By R.J. Smiley It was the couples club championship at Whispering Pines Golf Club near Myrtle Beach. On the final day, Frank and Linda were leading by four strokes with only seven holes left to play. Frank who grew up in South Africa learned...

The Bulkhead Wall And The Push Cart

by Steve Wetzler | May 13, 2019 | Characters and Critters

The Bulkhead Wall And The Push Cart By R.J. Smiley The question is: Can we consider a bulkhead wall on a water hazard a critter? As a writer, I will use my poetic license to say, yes. The story is good enough that you will forget whether it was a Critters or a...