Tales by Tom

Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the first installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Hold It A Minute . . . I Want To Tell You Something.”   

Today we feature two stories

Story 1 - I don’t care ---Cleveland is an adventure. It amazes me every time I go---why do all these things happen  to me, either going toor coming from  while in the city where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is?

Story 2 - What do we do about the Postal Service? I have some ideas and there are others---we just need to move forward and begin the inevitable process.

I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at [email protected] or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

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Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the seventh and final installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Long Long Ago and Far Away.”   

Story 12. I can’t come to work today because…  How many excuses are there? As many as there are people, I guess. Imaginations do tend to run wild ---I’ve heard a few. Any wild ones I haven’t added in here?

And finally, to wrap things up we have an epilogue! 

I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at [email protected] or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC 

The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

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Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the sixth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Long Long Ago and Far Away.”   

Story 11.  I want to tell your future. Sure, we’ve all been to one of those people or have at least thought about it. My quest started with a Magic 8 ball when I was a kid. I asked around about what people would like to know…amazing answers are included here.

I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at [email protected] or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC 

The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

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Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fifth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Long Long Ago and Far Away.”   

Story 9.  Let’s talk about hiring. Step back and be the boss for a minute. You have a position open and an applicant in front of you who fits the profile. What’s the right question to ask to find out for sure if he/she fits into your company and will help it grow?

Story 10  We reinvented ourselves. I’m talking about me and my first three sons. You have to, don’t you? The road you’ve been on ends and not even gravel remains. What do you do? Pitch a tent and rot? I think not. Here’s what we did---how about you?

I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at [email protected] or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC 

The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

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Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fourth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Long Long Ago and Far Away.”   

Story 7.  The Fallibility of Faust. I feel like this untold story has been with me for my entire adult life. Almost, I say, looking back to the winter of 1955.

Story 8   Transplant and re-transplant. I was a transplant to Baton Rouge from Memphis in 1975. I transplanted my family because of the job. That’s what retailers do. But then we moved to Florida. Eleven years later we moved back.  Doesn’t that make me/us a retransplant?

I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at [email protected] or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC 

The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

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Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the third installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Long Long Ago and Far Away.”   

Story 5. Suddenly the lights went out and it was dark. The light are on in this New York showroom, and then they are out as were all the lights in the northeast area of the United States. What happened next?

Story 6. A quadruple lucky day. This happened before Pearl Harbor on a hot day in Hopkins, MN (which is just west of Minneapolis) when I was getting my haircut

In two weeks we begin a new series! 

I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at [email protected] or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC 

The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

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Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the second installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Long Long Ago and Far Away.”   

Story 3.  In a quiet abbey long, long ago. When I compare then to now, I am amazed at the noise we accept today as routine. Wasn’t like that in 1960 ---or 1990 even.

Story 4.  Just a Wednesday this March in an even-numbered year that began after an awful dream. I had a bad dream and related it to the teacher I work with in pre-K after driving through a crazy enough storm to almost send me back home. Glad I didn’t. There would be three bits of good news later and a legacy would unfold which reminded me of something that happened in 1951.

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I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at [email protected] or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC 

The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

See you in two weeks!

Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the first installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Long Long Ago and Far Away.”   

Story 1.  Where were you on December 7, 1941?  Each of us has an answer, I bet, if you’re old enough. I certainly am  and  you may find mine to be different from yours by many miles.

Story 2.  Wall covering that doesn’t come in a roll. I’m talking about pictures, the ones you hang (a one-armed picture hanger is not good either) on the walls of your home that you see every day. I couldn’t live without them. As a matter of fact, I have more to frame---and not enough wall space. That is regrettable.

In two weeks we begin a new series! 

I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at [email protected] or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC 

The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

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Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the tenth and final installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Innocents All.”   

Our final  is (Story 18) Gramps.   He was Thomas Matthew Karrigan, my mother’s father. My father called him lazy, I called him the sweetest man I ever knew. He taught me about pencils and what they mean in our lives.

In two weeks we begin a new series! 

I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at [email protected] or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC 

The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

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Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the Nineth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Innocents All.”   

Story 16. Barb – An allergic reaction  and asthma can kill you. Barb was there and went through the trials but six years later, put to the test under new circumstances, she not only came through with flying colors but prospered. Ah, blessed medicine!!!

Storyt 17. The Omega Cat - When my cat of cats Charlie died, we were left with “oddly wired Indy, as strange a Siamese as we have ever had. She on,y followed Charlie around when Charlie was alive---now what, we wondered. I found out “WHAT” when I was in the hospital. I heard Indy talking to me. We have been best buddies since ---but I still miss my Charlie.

I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at [email protected] or by voicemail at 1 206 339 5456.

Check out the podcast http://www.talesbytom.com and on downloadable iTunes at http://bit.ly/yk9BC 

The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

See you in two weeks!