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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: mostly true stories

Cursed
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Cursed

Cursed The old man said he didn’t want to go to the thrift store anymore. When I took him out … Continue reading Cursed

Before He Dies
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Before He Dies

Before He Dies He waxed poetic about going fishing again. He’d talked about going fishing through all the years he … Continue reading Before He Dies

Stupid & Poor
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Stupid & Poor

Stupid & Poor It’s not the nice thing to admit, but some (if not many) of the poor are poor … Continue reading Stupid & Poor

Belong
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Belong

Belong Big John drove us down to his brother’s. We picked him up and we went to the racetrack to … Continue reading Belong

Christianity.com
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Christianity.com

Christianity.com I needed a Bible quote, so I Googled it. I needed a specific verse from the Bible, so, of … Continue reading Christianity.com

Las Vegas
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Las Vegas

Las Vegas I recently got back from 5 days in Las Vegas. This time, like every other time, I went … Continue reading Las Vegas

Anxiety Porn
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Anxiety Porn

Anxiety Porn Sometimes, on dinner break, there’s nowhere to sit but too close to the TV. Tonight I had to … Continue reading Anxiety Porn

Production
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Production

Production I awoke in the middle of a play that had already begun. I knew it was a play because … Continue reading Production

Curious Case of the Hanging Toilet Paper
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Curious Case of the Hanging Toilet Paper

Curious Case of the Hanging Toilet Paper I hadn’t been to the gym at my job since they closed it … Continue reading Curious Case of the Hanging Toilet Paper

Lottery & Meatloaf
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Lottery & Meatloaf

Lottery & Meatloaf For his birthday he wanted Golden Corral, so I drove 30 minutes in the rain to one … Continue reading Lottery & Meatloaf

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