• The V.I.P.
    Sep 29 2024

    How do the Wise Fools rate...in the afterlife?

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

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    2 mins
  • Putt Seriously, Folks
    Sep 22 2024

    The wonderful Nancy Sullivan joins us for another tale, of Boris the Balagoola and his wife Becky--the perfect marriage of two Wise Fools.

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

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    2 mins
  • Luck Be A Latke Tonight
    Sep 15 2024

    In Chelm, some days are unluckier than others.

    [A latke is a potato pancake, but has nothing to do with the tale; it's just a play on the song from "Guys and Dolls." Lucky for you!]

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

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    2 mins
  • Who Brought The Pickles?
    Sep 8 2024

    Among the Wise Fools, easy things are not always easy.

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

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    2 mins
  • Chelm: The Horseradish Capital Of The World
    Sep 1 2024

    The Wise Fools have one hot export, but even that can't overcome what essentially collapses this week into a lot of Dad Jokes. In the story's defense, Charles M. Powell was, in fact, a dad.

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

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    2 mins
  • Un-Conventional Wisdom
    Aug 25 2024

    You think politics is crazy today? Try electing a Mayor for the Village of Wise Fools.

    We just experienced the convention of one of the major parties in the United States. Now try it in Chelm.

    [Note: this story contains a quick reference to the author's collegiate alma mater, Yale.]

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

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    3 mins
  • The Rodent Less Traveled
    Aug 18 2024

    What do you do about an infestation of mice in the synagogue? More to the point--what do the Wise Fools do?

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

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    4 mins
  • White Meat or Dark?
    Aug 11 2024

    An epic battle: Boris the Balagoola versus a strange, three-legged fowl!

    (You've heard the Thanksgiving version and you've heard the poetry version, but here's the Original Recipe.)

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

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    4 mins