SILVER CORD STORIES

Starstruck

A Hollywood Romance

Dec 31, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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You Can't Have My Fudge Recipe

A Holiday Monologue

Dec 22, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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Home Invasion

As some of you know, I was a victim of a home invasion last night.

Dec 13, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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Merry Christmas From the Flanagans!

Please Don't Tell the FBI You Received This

Dec 9, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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The Perfect Gift

Your dad will laugh. Your mom will cry. And YOU will get all the credit.

Dec 7, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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November 2025

Dead Meat

A Thanksgiving Tale

Nov 21, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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October 2025

A Note From the Guy Who Makes Those Giant Halloween Skeletons

Dear America...

Oct 25, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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Smotherhood

An update on taking my daughter to college...

Oct 9, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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Irrational Love

A short aside on teaching and learning...

Oct 6, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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The Power of Story When We Remember to Laugh

Rediscovering the "best medicine"

Published on Just One More Chapter • Oct 1, 2025

September 2025

Dennis and Pearl's First Session

Maybe Therapy Isn't For Everyone

Sep 19, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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Starstruck

The woman in the Lululemon dupes had one last clear thought as she arced through the air: This hurts more than I thought it would.

Sep 2, 2025 • Bob D. Smiley

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