“Mama, Mama, Ayudame!”
Many cultures tell traditional stories about that bumbling, innocent figure some call “the Holy Fool.” Here’s Barry Stewart Mann with one of those tales.
Picking a Winner
Lately, Shelley Fraser Mickle has been honing her contest-judging skills, and she’s here to give us the early results.
For Pete’s Sake
Believe it or not, it’s For Pete’s Sake Day. Have you ever wondered just who Pete was? Shelley Fraser Mickle has, and she has this story for us today.
Seeds of Greatness
It’s Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month, and Shelley Fraser Mickle is getting the ground ready.
Puppy Love
Valentine’s Day tomorrow has Shelley Fraser Mickle thinking about those infatuations we call “puppy love.”
Compliments
What do a pet pig, a heifer’s eye, and a telephone pole have to do with compliments? Here’s the incomparable Shelley Fraser Mickle to untangle this conundrum.
Voices from the Past
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Voices-from-the-Past.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/25/2002 Voices from the Past Transcript I hadn’t thought about my own high school days in the late early 1960s for some time — in those days before Vietnam, before the cultural revolution, before everything, it seems, had begun to change and has kept […]
School Nurse Day
It’s School Nurse Day, and Shelley Fraser Mickle is remembering her school nurse and her remarkable cures.
Mister
It’s National Book Month, and Barry Stewart Mann has a story about books, and words, and the lessons they can teach us.
The Frugal Child
You’re never too young to be frugal. At least, that’s the lesson that Shelley Fraser Mickle remembers that her aunt tried to teach her.