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Cheap

Cheap

Cheap My dentist likes to talk……..a lot. My dentist talks so goddamned much he gets way behind on his appointments. Instead of just fixing teeth, he leaps down rabbit holes of yapping about hot rods, his college days, Robbie Krieger playing at The Whiskey and all sorts of other shit that has nothing to do […]

Fair Exchange

Fair Exchange

Fair Exchange The handyman came when he said he’d come. He came and painted the main bedroom. Half way through the work, she offered him a cold soft drink. He accepted, thanking her. As he worked, she asked him about his other jobs. She asked him about his wife and children and where they lived […]

Steady Diet of Hope

Steady Diet of Hope

Steady Diet of Hope Offering the benefit of doubt, I try to reconcile your lack of common decency with some form of decency. Giving you the benefit of doubt, I play fast and loose with what common decency might be. Maybe there’s something about decency I don’t understand. I’m neither Jesus nor Aristotle, after all. […]

8 miles

8 miles

8 Miles I’d listened to his bullshit for over an hour. The dumbest, dullest, most boring bullshit that only an equally boring dullard might take any pleasure in. Listening to a branch creak in the wind, a root spread or a pipe drip would have been a better way to spend the hour. The same […]

Cursed

Cursed

Cursed The old man said he didn’t want to go to the thrift store anymore. When I took him out to eat, we’d always passed the Goodwill. Whenever we passed, he’d always said, “Sometime I’d like to go to that Goodwill. I like going around and looking at all the things.” I’d noted the Chinese […]

Category: nonsense

Like and Share
bullshit, nonsense

Like and Share

Like and Share Every day I read memes instructing me to “like and share if I agree.” Every day I … Continue reading Like and Share

Conversion
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense

Conversion

Conversion i come home drunk this late saturday night filled with beer and cigarettes to discover there’s a genre of … Continue reading Conversion

Homeless
nonsense

Homeless

Homeless I watched the video of the homeless man being interviewed. He was dark and well-spoken and decently dressed and … Continue reading Homeless

Awards & Recognition
nonsense, stories

Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition He said any recognition or awards for his writing would be like icing on the cake. Then … Continue reading Awards & Recognition

The Heel Never Loses
bullshit, nonsense

The Heel Never Loses

The Heel Never Loses As “Golden Boy” Chick Donovan says, “The heel never loses.” The Golden Boy says, “As a … Continue reading The Heel Never Loses

Conspiracy of Self
bullshit, nonsense, poetic ramblings

Conspiracy of Self

Conspiracy of Self most of what he understands of himself is a conspiracy i know a guy full of bullshit … Continue reading Conspiracy of Self

Frank Zappa & Butter Beans
bullshit, mostly true stories, nonsense, stories

Frank Zappa & Butter Beans

Frank Zappa & Butter Beans I’d like to know what art is. I’d like to know what an artist is. … Continue reading Frank Zappa & Butter Beans

André the Giant
bullshit, nonsense

André the Giant

André the Giant André the Giant – 7’4″ and 525 pounds. This lady at work who watches professional wrestling with … Continue reading André the Giant

GG Allin
bullshit, nonsense

GG Allin

GG Allin If GG Allin had lived, would he have made a successful transition into the mainstream like so many … Continue reading GG Allin

Causation & Correlation
bullshit, fables, fictional stories, nonsense, stories

Causation & Correlation

Causation & Correlation We were talking about sex. He said, “Pulling out is not natural.” I said, “It takes discipline … Continue reading Causation & Correlation

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