If you’re reading this, you probably looked at the title of this podcast and thought to yourself “just what the Hell does that mean”? The short answer is that all of these stories are true but they are not, in most cases, factual. That unintentionally cryptic statement likely just leads to a repeat of the first question, so… here’s the longer explanation…These stories are all true in that the key elements did actually happen, although… they didn’t necessarily happen to me. In some cases, even though I will be Speaking in the first person, the tales, yarns, and/or anecdotes will be borrowed from the experiences of others. At other times, a series of events may be strung together as a single story but will, in fact, actually be an amalgamation of several factually unrelated events to create a more entertaining narrative. Basically, this is a collection of fictional short stories inspired by true events. Clear as mud? I wouldn’t think too much about it. -CIW

P.S. I suppose it goes without saying that all names of people and places are also being fictionalized but I’m...uh, you know… saying it anyway.