AARON HENKIN

This week on Stories from the Stoop: a local TV newsman remembers the frenzy that ensued when he decided to go on the air one night (minus his wig); two stories about race black and white perspectives on what divides us and why; + more

Real-life confessions from Captain Quackers, the hapless mascot of the tour company 'Ride the Ducks'; the intimate story of a transcontinental adoption; a cautionary tale about what happens when a funeral company hires a bad driver; boxer Mike 'The Persecutor' Paschall remembers back to the fear he brought into the ring for his first professional fight

The tale of life with a college roommate whose cool-factor drops precipitously when he decides pants are optional; the story of a hapless intruder who makes the mistake of breaking into the home of a really grumpy ex-military man; a frustrated pet owner confesses that she's put her cat on Prozac + more

a British immigrant tells the tale of his first naïve 24 hours in America; one woman's tale of a tumultuous high-school love affair with the sport of fencing; the director of the Baltimore Association of Rat Fishermen tells us more than we want to know about, well, rat fishing + more

why you shouldn't break into the home of a guy with military training, especially when he's in the house, surviving summer school stuck in a gymnasium with a bunch of kids who failed P.E.; a cautionary tale about the folly of trying to take on the odds at a roulette table + more

a funeral home employee explains why is really not a good idea to visit a fast-food drive-through when you've got a 'client' in the back of your van; a very patient pet owner tells the tale of a dog that ate its way through toys, furniture, walls, and the rest of the animals in the house & confessions of a rookie camp counselor + more

4-17-10