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by Tony Michaels

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Mostly Sitting

October 21, 2026 · 5 min

T.C. hasn’t caught a fish. Around the next point, he finds two boys whose afternoon hasn’t gone according to plan either. Dudley and Mitchell have tried fishing. They’ve tried rowing. Now they’re mostly sitting. T.C. remembers the…
The Old Fishing Hole

October 20, 2026 · 5 min

At Bell’s Marina, T.C. leaves the truck behind and takes his boat out onto the Lake of the Ozarks. He doesn’t consider himself much of a fisherman. Catching something would be fine, but a quiet cove and a little time to think would suit…
Before You Go

October 19, 2026 · 5 min

T.C. Redford has a boat waiting at Bell’s Marina and an afternoon he hopes to spend fishing—or at least doing something that looks like fishing. First comes a stop at the Minnow Bucket, where Vern Pruitt sells the supplies, Rusty knows the…
Room Along the Wall

October 16, 2026 · 5 min

T.C. has a wrench to return and three friends he wants Cecil Boone to meet. Blue has a haircut in mind and a throttle that gets the introductions started. You may remember this arrival from Mitchell and Dudley’s side of the street. This…
Mercer’s Corner Market

October 15, 2026 · 5 min

Come inside Mercer’s Corner Market, where Earl makes change, June wraps sandwiches, and each has suggestions about how the other could improve. T.C., Blue, Roy, and Glenn have stopped for lunch before riding down Main Street. Pull up a…

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An Extra Hand

October 14, 2026 · 5 min

T.C. has the parts laid out and the tools within reach. He nearly has the motorcycle fixed, too. He’s been nearly there for a little while. Then Blue arrives. Before they can head into town, there’s a muffler to secure, a borrowed wrench…
Cecil Is Back

October 13, 2026 · 5 min

T.C. steps into Cecil’s shop to ask about a haircut for a friend. He’s carrying a wrench, which gives Cecil something to say before the conversation even gets started. Between the repaired town sign, motorcycle mufflers, and the amount of…
One Small Part

October 12, 2026 · 5 min

A loose muffler has left T.C.’s motorcycle at home and brought his pickup into town. Inside Warren Pike’s hardware store, there’s a replacement nut, a borrowed wrench, and some unfinished conversation about Cecil Boone. We’ve followed…
Both Wheels

October 9, 2026 · 5 min

Mitchell and Dudley ride into town to ask Cecil Boone what he saw the day Dudley’s cousin went down Main Street on one wheel. Before they can reach the barbershop, four motorcycles come down the hill. One rider, Blue, needs a haircut…
The Ditch

October 8, 2026 · 5 min

The flat tire is patched, so Mitchell and Dudley ride to a wide drainage ditch outside Coffman’s Landing. Its bottom is dry, and its banks are gentle enough to ride down and climb again. To the boys, it is practically a bicycle park. They…
Two Roads

October 7, 2026 · 5 min

Mitchell and Dudley still disagree about which bicycle is better, so they settle on a race. On a smooth street, Mitchell’s red bicycle reaches the oak tree first. Dudley asks for another course: a gravel lane outside town, where he knows…
One Wheel

October 6, 2026 · 5 min

Dudley says his cousin rode the entire Main Street hill on one wheel. Behind the Corner Market, he and Mitchell decide to start with a level road and a few fence posts. Dudley’s old bicycle is easier to lift. Mitchell’s red one is easier…

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About the show

Five-minute American stories about ordinary people, shared responsibility, and the constitutional principles that bind us together. Written and told by Tony Michaels. www.thecoffmanchronicle.com