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Dandelions

Dandelions

Dandelions Kurt sat cold at the end of his driveway, a bowl of sugary offerings for the children settled in his lap. He treasured Halloween, but the festivity was winding down. Night had completely fallen. Most of the children and parents had come and gone. Parents with children dressed as pirates and superheroes and princesses, […]

Escalade Dreams

Escalade Dreams

Escalade Dreams I’m intrigued by certain correlations. Sometimes I’m struck by bits of information and try to fit them together like pieces of a puzzle. The human puzzle, I guess you could (pretentiously) say. One of these bits is the obsession with the Cadillac Escalade. Heck, I probably shouldn’t care. There’s better things to think […]

The Gamble

The Gamble

The Gamble Fitzi went all in on four Queens/8 high. Jimmy beat him with a straight flush of hearts. He raked Fitzi’s chips into his pile. “You buying back in?” Jimmy asked. Jimmy had all the luck. It confounded Fitzi because Jimmy didn’t appear to be much of a man of God. He didn’t even […]

Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-Grown Meat There’s an online petition to stop lab-grown meat from being served in schools. When I heard about it, I needed to know more. The petition lists reasons why serving lab-grown meat in schools is a bad idea. These reasons are kind of boring, so I scrolled down to where people have posted videos […]

Fingernails

Fingernails

Fingernails Sometimes, when I cross the line to Indiana, I stop at Howie’s truck stop diner for a pork tenderloin sandwich. See, I was born and raised in Indiana. Now I live just across the state line. But, because I’m a Hoosier by birth, when I go over to Indiana and pass by Howie’s, I […]

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Register
mostly true stories, nonsense

Register

Register I go to the gym and, of course, I notice the beautiful, young women. The many beautiful, young women … Continue reading Register

A Rotten Combination
mostly true stories

A Rotten Combination

A Rotten Combination I came home, exhausted. In my underwear, I reclined on the couch, preparing to sleep. It had … Continue reading A Rotten Combination

Stranded in the Present
poetic ramblings, poetry

Stranded in the Present

Stranded in the Present the compass of our future & past guides us through our present for some born with … Continue reading Stranded in the Present

Bar Bet
mostly true stories

Bar Bet

Bar Bet A five round championship fight. A kid at the bar wants to make a $100 bet on the … Continue reading Bar Bet

Woman with Dog
mostly true stories

Woman with Dog

Woman with Dog She walked past muttering to her cute little dog. She was nicely dressed in summer sandals  and … Continue reading Woman with Dog

Big
mostly true stories

Big

Big We need things bigger than ourselves to attach ourselves to so we don’t feel small. We’ve got families and … Continue reading Big

253 Steps
poetic ramblings

253 Steps

253 Steps There’s 253 steps to get to the top. It’s difficult – if not impossible – climbing all 253 … Continue reading 253 Steps

Movies
mostly true stories

Movies

Movies Sitting in the library in Chicago. Wasting a morning with cheap coffee and poetry, when a book on shelf … Continue reading Movies

The Rapper
mostly true stories

The Rapper

The Rapper Taking a piss at the library in Chicago. I hear a guy in one of the stalls rapping … Continue reading The Rapper

Veggie Tray
dialogues

Veggie Tray

Veggie Tray She said she was making chili for the party. Other people, she thought, might bring pizza or wings. … Continue reading Veggie Tray

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