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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: nonsense

Lab-Grown Meat
editorial, nonsense, satire

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, … Continue reading Lab-Grown Meat

Register
mostly true stories, nonsense

Register

Register I go to the gym and, of course, I notice the beautiful, young women. The many beautiful, young women … Continue reading Register

Goodbye, Persona
nonsense

Goodbye, Persona

Goodbye, Persona All the years of building a persona. All the years of constructing a character. All the laborious Saturday … Continue reading Goodbye, Persona

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
nonsense

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Judge not the sheep with claws and fangs like a wolf. Judge not the sheep … Continue reading A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Too Hard to Believe
nonsense

Too Hard to Believe

Too Hard to Believe Some things are too hard to believe, so we refuse to believe them. Some things, like … Continue reading Too Hard to Believe

Not Sorry
bullshit, nonsense, stories

Not Sorry

Not Sorry In a fit of rage I cut off my fingers on a table saw. But I’m not sorry. … Continue reading Not Sorry

Clickbait
bullshit, nonsense

Clickbait

Clickbait I was at work and there was a lull so I took a few minutes to scroll through the … Continue reading Clickbait

Don’t Gamble
bullshit, nonsense

Don’t Gamble

Don’t Gamble My advice to you is: don’t gamble. Don’t gamble cause the odds are you’re going to lose. Odds … Continue reading Don’t Gamble

Here
bullshit, nonsense

Here

Here “I’m glad I’m not there,” I thought. Earlier I’d been out among people I generally like. I’d even had … Continue reading Here

Friday Gymtimidation
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

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

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