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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

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

Scared Shitless
mostly true stories

Scared Shitless

Scared Shitless My aunt is old and in ill-health. I hadn’t spoken to her or my uncle in a while, … Continue reading Scared Shitless

Joe Cocker vs. Bruce Springsteen
mostly true stories

Joe Cocker vs. Bruce Springsteen

Joe Cocker vs. Bruce Springsteen I said to my father a lot of people think and understand things in black … Continue reading Joe Cocker vs. Bruce Springsteen

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

Favorites Always Change
mostly true stories

Favorites Always Change

Favorites Always Change Back then I was still looking for something. Something that family and women had never given. Something … Continue reading Favorites Always Change

Big Winner
mostly true stories

Big Winner

Big Winner He told me to read what it said on his jacket. “Big Winner,” I said. On the right … Continue reading Big Winner

Play It Safe
mostly true stories, poetry

Play It Safe

Play It Safe he said his name was mike he said they used to call him bad mike but it … Continue reading Play It Safe

Halloween Cunt
mostly true stories, poetry

Halloween Cunt

Halloween Cunt i was a kid going around in our rusted out copper ford pinto on halloween my father was … Continue reading Halloween Cunt

Opie and the Carnival
mostly true stories

Opie and the Carnival

Opie and the Carnival I was sitting at the bar on a Thursday afternoon. There weren’t many of us in … Continue reading Opie and the Carnival

Old Socks
mostly true stories

Old Socks

Old Socks I was running late and in a hurry. I threw on underwear, socks, a shirt and pants and … Continue reading Old Socks

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