Erich Stauffer

  • A Tent

    A story about “afterwards”: The three of us decided one day we would make a tent. We searched through homes and businesses for sturdy material then used heavy duty rope and wire to sew long pieces of the material together. Using ladders and rope we positioned the strips of cloth over a row of power…

  • Is Something Fundamentally Broken?

    Is there any new money being injected into the system? Is any new wealth being created? This is something I’ve heard time and time again over the last 8-10 months if not years. I’d like to share my thoughts on making money if you’ll bear with me here. The easiest way to make money is…

  • Ghost Dreams: A Screenplay

    Scene A Derek goes about his life normally. He wakes up. He eats breakfast. He goes to school. Scene B While at school Derek talks to one of his friends about his fear of dying. His friend says he has the same fear and then asks Derek if he thinks ghosts dream. Derek wonders if ghosts even…

  • It Was a Hot Day

    It Was a Hot Day by Erich Stauffer, 6-28-1997 He escapes through the front door and begins to run. The man inside would realize he was gone and start after him in his vehicle if he chose. The who escaped started running through the woods instead of on the road. A vehicle was coming from…

  • Everything I Know About My Dad

    My dad’s name is Stephen, but he goes by Steve. I used to tell my friends that if you ever saw him running, you had better start running in the same direction because I’ve never seen him run in my life. It’s not that he’s not a fit dude, he just prefers to work out…

  • Everything I Know About Breakfast

    Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It’s named after the end to the pause most of take in eating overnight. This pause is called a “fast” and in the morning, the fast is broken, hence “breakfast”. Some people pronounce breakfast as “breafkast”, which is acceptable up until the age of 18 and after…

  • Everything I Know About Cars

    Almost all of us have ridden in a car, but each of us has very different experiences. It’s easy to forget about the 99% of the time when nothing happens, which is generally what we want to happen, but it’s the 1% that you tend to remember. My first memories of a car occurred when…

  • Everything I Know about Women

    Pitches My earliest memories of women occurred at my home church in Kansas City. My parents would put me in the nursery where I’d sing songs, eat vanilla wafers, and play with old Star Wars toys. It was in this play area that I had the most interaction with women. I remember playing with the…

  • Everything I Know About Trees

    There are really only two types of trees. There are the trees you know and the trees you don’t. Some trees have needles and some have leaves. Some get naked in winter, while others keep their clothes on. Some trees make nuts and some make fruit. But really, there are just two types of trees.…