Page 1 of Marty RicKard's writing

1. Humble Writer Publishes Secret Famous Thanksgiving Sage Stuffing Recipe I am a humble person, but not when it come to my Thanksgiving sage dressing. It simply is the best I have tasted anywhere in the world. That may seem un-humble, but it is true. I will share that recipe with you now. The ingredients are listed at... (posted by Marty RicKard 2 years 10 days ago.)

2. Flash Fiction--An Easy Way To Give Your Stories Muscle Flash fiction is the best way I know to hone your craft. If, in less than 100 words, you can tell an intriguing story with a satisfying start, middle and ending, you are a writer. The key to excellent fiction is to convey, but don't tell. Good... (posted by Marty RicKard 2 years 75 days ago.)

3. If the Left Hates Sarah, She Can't Be Too Bad It's bad if Joe Wilson calls Obama a liar, but OK for Obama to call Sarah Palin a liar. With regard to Wilson , we should all laud him for speaking up during Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress. His simple, two-word statement was the... (posted by Marty RicKard 2 years 259 days ago.)

4. How Much Is One Trillion Gallons of Beer? I was doing a little figuring about how difficult it is to fathom the big figures they toss around in Washington . Obama's budget proposals range from one trillion to two trillion dollars. That means nothing to most people. It might help to... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 102 days ago.)

5. George Bush Is A Great Man I grow weary of the public denigration of George W. Bush. He has done many good things and these should be brought out. He has endured a withering campaign of left-wing, demonization from the main-stream press and democrats. But let's look at some... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 207 days ago.)

6. Will The Real Mr. Obama Please Stand Up --- NO, The Real One Will the real Mr. Obama please stand up! His meeting with Joe the Plumber discloses his goal to "spread the wealth". His TV ads imply that those who don't want to pay more taxes are "selfish". Share the wealth sounds great at first, but does Obama... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 207 days ago.)

7. A Fifty-Year-Old Secret Can Now Be Told Editor's Note: Years ago, a friend helped me, but he made me promise to say nothing. For fifty years I kept that secret, but now it is time to tell. Hattiesburg 's Kenny Duff was a good man. I was saddened to learn of his recent death. Kenny... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 209 days ago.)

8. It's Over. Obama Has Won. Don't Even Show Up At The Voting Booth. Or Is It Over? It's over. Obama has won. No need even to go to the voting booth on Election Day. All the voter polls have declared Obama the winner, several newspapers have done likewise. Obama has signaled his transition team to buy furniture for his... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 210 days ago.)

9. The Truth About Obama --- He Is A Radical If you have already decided to vote for Obama and Biden, don't read this article, but if there is just one particle of doubt hung up in your logic filter, please read this and think hard about it. Barack Hussien Obama is the most radical... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 237 days ago.)

10. Christ Would Be A Conservative Today This began as a comment on the featured article by mogama on the October 2, 2008 , Search Warp home page. However, I could not confine my thoughts to the comment box. Hence this article. In the kindest Christian love, mogama, let me disagree... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 237 days ago.)

11. How To Catch Your Cheating Wife --- It Doesn't Always Work Years ago there lived a young merchant so busy with his success that he neglected his voluptuous wife. Hence, the lady summoned her husband's man servants into her chambers to quench her sexual thirst. One day as a maid straightened the... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 242 days ago.)

12. Can Too Much Love Drive You To Murder? Long ago, in a faraway land, lived a kind, young man named Bienhommen whose father soon would die. The father summoned his five sons. They heard his raspy voice from the death pillow. "You grow old without wives. You disappoint me. To he who... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 243 days ago.)

13. MURDER TOUR TWO -- Town Bully Gunned Down On Main Street -- Witnesses Refuse To Name Killers (Editor's Note: This is the second in a two-part series. Before you read this, you may want to read: MURDER TOUR ONE -- Eight Slain In Iowa Ax Massacre, Killer Was Never Found.) We left Villisca where eight had been killed with an ax in 1912... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 287 days ago.)

14. MURDER TOUR ONE -- Eight Slain In Iowa Ax Massacre, Killer Was Never Found Villisca in southern Iowa and Skidmore in northern Missouri are 40 miles apart as the crow flies. They have one thing in common-unsolved murder cases that have received worldwide attention. However, there are two huge differences in these towns:... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 287 days ago.)

15. Lacey Jay Cassidy’s Celestial Fish Head Soup Red dust puffed around my bare feet. Sweat trickled down my back and soaked into my panties. I lifted the hem of my dress and wiped my face, then descended to the Gum Slough Bridge through a narrow canyon of kudzu that climbed forty feet into the... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 291 days ago.)

16. I Finally Met A Mountie: He Had A 10-Pound Dog In One Hand, And A Big Shotgun In The Other It was 1948. I was ten. Every day after school, I curled on the couch next to our radio and waited for the gunshot and the big dog to bark. Finally, it came, the shot and ricochet, the bark, and then that powerful voice: "On, King! On, you... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 293 days ago.)

17. A Mother Dies,Then Comes War --- Tragic Events Can Bring Blessings Two tragic events helped shaped the life of Paul Ferguson, but the silver lining around these dark clouds was a blessing to Lake City, Iowa, for more than half a century. The first incident was the death of Ferguson 's mother. "She died of breast... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 296 days ago.)

18. Born In A Town Called ‘Muddy’; Now You Know The Rest Of The Story Why would a neat, clean small town "full of pride" name their annual celebration Old Muddy Days? The 180 people of Somers have a good reason. Muddy, Iowa , was the birthp (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 301 days ago.)

19. So Much Talent Locked In A Prison Cell, But He's Worth Some Hope Pat Buehler has the rugged, craggy facial features and the tree-trunk build of a Charles Bronson. Had he made other choices, it is easy to envision him as a character actor in the movies instead of a convict in a prison cell. This 29-year-old... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 301 days ago.)

20. Shade Tree Farmers Harvest Oats Just For The Fun Of It, And Don't Spend A Fortune On Equipment The Shade Tree Custom Farmers gathered recently on the Larry Collins farm to harvest a field of oats "just for the fun of it". These farmers all grew up in the Rockwell City , Iowa , area. On this day, they brought equipment manufactured in the... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 303 days ago.)

21. A Child Was Born On A Bed Of Straw And A Church Flourishes For 125 Years The Immanuel Lutheran Church, located five miles east of Rockwell City, Iowa, on Highway 20, recently celebrated its 125th Anniversary. The congregation gave thanks that day for a severe blizzard, a determined family and the birth of a child on a... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 304 days ago.)

22. Two Big Tips To Improve Your Writing; "Ing" Is a Silent Killer; You Must Have a Hook What is a writer? A writer is someone who writes. A writer typically writes every day, unless they are forced to flee a hurricane or a terrorist attack. When they absolutely can't write, they observe. If you don't write, you aren't a writer!... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 325 days ago.)

23. He Needs a New Nose; His Old One Is Worn Out, And He's Not Just Clowning Around Michael Jackson's new noses have cost him thousands. Mark Schillerstrom will be getting a new nose, too, but he will spend about 10 to 15 dollars for it. "It's worn out," said Schillerstrom, a Fort Dodge . IA, high school English teacher... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 327 days ago.)

24. This Man Is An Artist, But His Portraits All Have Wheels Roger Burman is an artist. But don't look on walls for his creations. His unique artwork has flowing lines, sparkles like diamonds and comes in brilliant colors. They all have one thing in common-wheels. Burman owns Lakeside Rods and Rides in... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 327 days ago.)

25. Annual Iowa Trail Ride Brings All Ages, and the Food Is 'better Than Home' Claude Abrams was seventy-six years old and Reese Nielsen was only four when but they sat down for breakfast a Brushy Creek State Recreation Area south of Fort Dodge, Iowa. They both had a great time. Abrams and Nielsen represent the difference in... (posted by Marty RicKard 3 years 327 days ago.)