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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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Kitten
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Kitten

Kitten i came home to the frail frightened bawling kitten curled up and abandoned at my doorstep i came home … Continue reading Kitten

Bad Teeth
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Bad Teeth

“It sucks having bad teeth,” he said. “Really sucks.” He doesn’t have bad teeth, Terry has horrific teeth. The kind … Continue reading Bad Teeth

Gift of Gab
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Gift of Gab

Gift of Gab you do not possess the gift of gab i assure you especially if you are the one … Continue reading Gift of Gab

Happy Holidays
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Happy Holidays

I showed up for Christmas hungover, unshaven and wearing Converse All-Stars. I’m 49-years-old. The shoes were in good shape but, … Continue reading Happy Holidays

Gold Fever
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Gold Fever

“Keep them poor so others can get rich off them,” he said. “Or, to be fair, not everybody gets rich. … Continue reading Gold Fever

Spiritual
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Spiritual

“I’m spiritual but not religious,” he says. “How’s that differ from just not wanting to be an asshole?” she asks. … Continue reading Spiritual

Sick Ward
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Sick Ward

The sick ward is plumb full of punks and pukes and pedophiles and politicians and proselytizers. The ward’s swelled full … Continue reading Sick Ward

Instinct
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Instinct

instinct might be the most important thing you can be taught the techniques and technicalities of how to paint or … Continue reading Instinct

Philosophy of Sport
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Philosophy of Sport

I didn’t bother to ask what he thought of the Superbowl. I already knew he didn’t watch – at least … Continue reading Philosophy of Sport

Sebastian’s
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Sebastian’s

We stopped at Sebastian’s for lunch, both of us ordering gyros. Sebastian’s is small. He has a little bell that … Continue reading Sebastian’s

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