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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 […]

Category: bullshit

Pyrite
bullshit

Pyrite

Pyrite The genius of a fool is self-evident to half of his kind. To all others, his genius is the … Continue reading Pyrite

Steady Diet of Hope
bullshit, poetic ramblings

Steady Diet of Hope

Steady Diet of Hope Offering the benefit of doubt, I try to reconcile your lack of common decency with some … Continue reading Steady Diet of Hope

Not Sorry
bullshit, nonsense, stories

Not Sorry

Not Sorry In a fit of rage I cut off my fingers on a table saw. But I’m not sorry. … Continue reading Not Sorry

Clickbait
bullshit, nonsense

Clickbait

Clickbait I was at work and there was a lull so I took a few minutes to scroll through the … Continue reading Clickbait

Don’t Gamble
bullshit, nonsense

Don’t Gamble

Don’t Gamble My advice to you is: don’t gamble. Don’t gamble cause the odds are you’re going to lose. Odds … Continue reading Don’t Gamble

Here
bullshit, nonsense

Here

Here “I’m glad I’m not there,” I thought. Earlier I’d been out among people I generally like. I’d even had … Continue reading Here

Friday Gymtimidation
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

Friday Gymtimidation

Friday Gymtimidation At Planet Fitness they say there’s no gymtimidation. But that’s bullshit. Day after day I work hard. I … Continue reading Friday Gymtimidation

Car Radio
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

Car Radio

Car Radio My car radio is always on. Sometimes I turn the volume all the way down, but I never … Continue reading Car Radio

Daddy
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

Daddy

Daddy When I take my breaks I sit with my computer and sometimes write or edit shit like this. There’s … Continue reading Daddy

Hempvana Rocket Relief
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

Hempvana Rocket Relief

Hampvana Rocket Relief We were drunk late on a Sunday. It was after all the football games and a full … Continue reading Hempvana Rocket Relief

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