by Shelly Reuben on April 3rd

Imagine that I have just snapped my fingers and demanded, “Quick. Without thinking first, name the greatest magician who ever ..

by Shelly Reuben on March 27th

Remember the house where you grew up? Not the awful one. The wonderful one. It could have been your own ..

by Shelly Reuben on March 20th

YOU HAVE JUST ARRIVED AT THE BUS STATION IN A BIG CITY. Your cousin is supposed to meet you at ..

by Shelly Reuben on March 13th

I am not saying that I’ve always wanted to be a spy or that the Lord High Admiralty of Secret ..

by Shelly Reuben on March 6th

We are invisible observers at a comfortable local restaurant. Two couples occupy tables at opposite ends of the room. They ..

by Shelly Reuben on February 28th

I have a proposal. It is motivated by the bewildering number of drugs introduced over the past few dozen years, ..

by Shelly Reuben on February 21st

A few days ago, I heard a talk show host discussing the recent deluge of single-family home foreclosures. He seemed ..

by Shelly Reuben on February 14th

Well, didn’t I have a jolly old time with today’s Valentine’s Day column. I decided to ask my family and friends ..

by Shelly Reuben on February 7th

Ha. Ha. Fooled you into reading this column. Fire safety won’t do a single thing to help you seduce your ..

by Shelly Reuben on January 31st

During the past several years, I have taken dozens of airplane trips on various carriers. In doing so, I was ..