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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

Hell Upon Hell
mostly true stories, poetry

Hell Upon Hell

Hell Upon Hell i called my aunt she’s 82 and after a couple of broken femurs she can barely get … Continue reading Hell Upon Hell

Separation of Genius
mostly true stories

Separation of Genius

Separation of Genius I was at the drive-in, sitting beside my new car and watching the first movie. When it … Continue reading Separation of Genius

Enough
mostly true stories

Enough

Enough When my father was younger, he used to drive into the city on Sundays for church. And after church, … Continue reading Enough

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
mostly true stories, nonsense

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg I was driving home last night when it came on the radio: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was dead. … Continue reading Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Callous Bastard
mostly true stories

Callous Bastard

Callous Bastard out walking in the park broiling on the blacktop of an august afternoon a younger woman was walking … Continue reading Callous Bastard

Luck
mostly true stories

Luck

I was working on a tall draft. I was waiting on a fish sandwich and fries that the mumbler on … Continue reading Luck

20 Grand Mound of Cocaine
mostly true stories

20 Grand Mound of Cocaine

I go to this little bar sometimes. I go there when I get bored. I don’t go enough that I’d … Continue reading 20 Grand Mound of Cocaine

Heroes
mostly true stories

Heroes

I’ve been thinking a lot about Evel Knievel. Been thinking about him in relation to this virus. Thinking enough and … Continue reading Heroes

Woohoo! Game
mostly true stories

Woohoo! Game

I walked into the break room. Dave was already in there. I was going to hide the near-empty clamshell pack … Continue reading Woohoo! Game

What You Talkin Bout, Corona?
mostly true stories

What You Talkin Bout, Corona?

I work in a hospital, so this pandemic has been a big deal for us. I was working and my … Continue reading What You Talkin Bout, Corona?

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