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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

Homecoming Queen
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

Homecoming Queen

Homecoming Queen In high school, we were expected to cheer and scream and clap and stomp our feet for our … Continue reading Homecoming Queen

The Candle
bullshit, nonsense

The Candle

The Candle Red unwrapped his birthday present. He opened the box and held the black jar. “What is it?” “A … Continue reading The Candle

Art of the Work
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense, stories

Art of the Work

Art of the Work In professional wrestling, kayfabe /ˈkeɪfeɪb/ (also called work or worked), as a noun, is the portrayal of staged … Continue reading Art of the Work

Kubrick’s The Shining
bullshit, nonsense

Kubrick’s The Shining

Kubrick’s The Shining The supreme beauty of Kubrick’s The Shining (similar to Lynch’s first season of Twin Peaks) is its … Continue reading Kubrick’s The Shining

Performance Artist
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense, stories

Performance Artist

Performance Artist He screamed at the coaches. He fumed at the referees. He screamed at the players, calling them cocksuckers … Continue reading Performance Artist

Brutality
bullshit, fictional stories, literary fiction, nonsense, stories

Brutality

Brutality The brutal regime had a brutal ideology that kept its citizenry blissfully brutalized. The brutal regime’s brutal ideology said … Continue reading Brutality

Spiders & Snakes
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Spiders & Snakes

Spiders & Snakes I am terrified of spiders and snakes. And don’t trying convincing me there’s no reason for it. … Continue reading Spiders & Snakes

He Walked……
bullshit, fictional stories, literary fiction, nonsense, stories

He Walked……

He Walked…… As he walked, he thought about the religions of his parents and grandparents and great-grandparents. He thought about … Continue reading He Walked……

Publicly Indecent
bullshit, nonsense

Publicly Indecent

Publicly Indecent The most frightening and sorrowful thing about us is our willingness – our glee, almost – in exchanging … Continue reading Publicly Indecent

For Better or Worse?
bullshit

For Better or Worse?

For Better or Worse? we evolve for better or worse we become smarter and stronger by slowing our deaths and … Continue reading For Better or Worse?

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