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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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The Degerates
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

The Degerates

The Degenerates Denny folded. He hadn’t won a single hand all night and now he was broke. “Another game?” Randal … Continue reading The Degerates

Freedom
poetry

Freedom

Freedom the paradox of those clamoring the loudest for their freedom is they’re the ones who also desire it the … Continue reading Freedom

Giant
poetry

Giant

Giant if you tell me you’re a GIANT and we both know you’re not if you say you’re a GIANT … Continue reading Giant

So Beautiful
poetry

So Beautiful

So Beautiful as cruel and foolish boys we thought it was hilarious for a while to refer to the ugly … Continue reading So Beautiful

Abuse of Language
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Abuse of Language

Abuse of Language “They were filthy, unlawful rioters,” he said. “But you weren’t?” “No,” he said. “Ours wasn’t a riot. … Continue reading Abuse of Language

Free Speech
poetry

Free Speech

Free Speech speech must be free because as a reflection of our thoughts it’s generally not worth the paper it’s … Continue reading Free Speech

The Polymath
stories

The Polymath

The Polymath Eighteen years ago, the polymath performed exceptionally on his college entrance exam. And a few years after that, … Continue reading The Polymath

Dialogue
poetry

Dialogue

Dialogue i keep telling myself, “life isn’t going to be the dialogue in those old european films.” i keep telling … Continue reading Dialogue

Those Who Don’t Murder
poetry

Those Who Don’t Murder

Those Who Don’t Murder a stutterer an albino a hermaphrodite a midget a doctor who can’t dance a dog walker … Continue reading Those Who Don’t Murder

Attrition
poetry

Attrition

Attrition some change comes gradually change in our art comes gradually your art will confound you your art will disappoint … Continue reading Attrition

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