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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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Road Trip
mostly true stories

Road Trip

Road Trip He turned 36 the week before Christmas. At 36, he still lives with his mother in his boyhood … Continue reading Road Trip

Weekend Weather
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Weekend Weather

Weekend Weather The old man’s been calling all week. I tell him when to call. But he calls when I’m … Continue reading Weekend Weather

Sweet Melissa
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Sweet Melissa

Sweet Melissa I worked with a girl who didn’t like sweets.  Ironically, her name was Melissa. I know its hard … Continue reading Sweet Melissa

Don’t Know Me
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Don’t Know Me

Don’t Know Me At The Mecca they don’t know me as this petty, wanna-be writer. They don’t know of my … Continue reading Don’t Know Me

Let’s Party
mostly true stories

Let’s Party

Let’s Party I was driving Del to Long John Silver’s. Del’s old. Del can’t drive. Del can hardly walk, and … Continue reading Let’s Party

Friday Gymtimidation
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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

Bad Bets
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Bad Bets

Bad Bets A Saturday night sitting at the casino bar watching the fights. Since the pandemic, the casino’s the only … Continue reading Bad Bets

Car Radio
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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

Big K
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Big K

Big K I wonder about Big K sometimes. Big K is Kevin. He’s from China. I work with him. Big … Continue reading Big K

Daddy
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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

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