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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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Pie, Peaches & Crosswords
poetry

Pie, Peaches & Crosswords

Pie, Peaches & Crosswords they sit by the lake in the shadow of old oaks and maples elderly couples sitting … Continue reading Pie, Peaches & Crosswords

Only Child
poetry

Only Child

Only Child i was an only child so there was never anybody else constantly around to show me that like … Continue reading Only Child

Beautiful Eyes
poetry

Beautiful Eyes

Beautiful Eyes he had poor posture and empty pockets of prospects to match he had bad teeth to match his … Continue reading Beautiful Eyes

Jeopardy!
poetry

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy! from the comfort of his couch he plays along and wins at Jeopardy! every night always getting all the … Continue reading Jeopardy!

Special
poetry

Special

Special he said i’m a narcissist which explained why he was so hated and such an asshole he said i’m … Continue reading Special

Phone Sex
poetry

Phone Sex

Phone Sex the writer used to say you gotta fake it sometimes in the details to provide context to what’s … Continue reading Phone Sex

Pinball Wizard
stories

Pinball Wizard

He’d told her so many times she was tired of hearing how, when he was a kid, he used to … Continue reading Pinball Wizard

Curse of the Sophists
nonsense

Curse of the Sophists

Curse of the Sophists “Plato described sophists as paid hunters after the young and wealthy, as merchants of knowledge, as … Continue reading Curse of the Sophists

Gentleman
poetry

Gentleman

Gentleman the main thing that defines a gentleman is knowing and possessing the kindness to keep quiet about himself the … Continue reading Gentleman

Multiball
poetry

Multiball

Multiball knowing and weighing all the pleasures risks rewards and consequences there comes a time thank god after enough women … Continue reading Multiball

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