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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 […]

Karaoke
fables, stories

Karaoke

Karaoke He’d never been to karaoke, let alone karaoke in a bar inside a bowling alley. So one Saturday night … Continue reading Karaoke

Birthday Cards
fables, fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Birthday Cards

From the time I was a toddler, my grandmother saved all my birthday cards. She saved them all in a … Continue reading Birthday Cards

The Fool of Heart & Brains
bullshit, nonsense

The Fool of Heart & Brains

The Fool of Heart & Brains “I am a fool with a heart but no brains, and you are a … Continue reading The Fool of Heart & Brains

Cemetery Shame
fables, fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Cemetery Shame

Cemetery Shame She was driving past he cemetery outside of town. The cemetery where her parents are buried. It had … Continue reading Cemetery Shame

Love
fables, fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Love

Love She told me she loved me. She said it with such assurance of what love is, I had to … Continue reading Love

Face Tattoo
fables, fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Face Tattoo

Face Tattoo Years ago, when he said he was getting a face tattoo, I told him it might not be … Continue reading Face Tattoo

Misery
poetry

Misery

Misery men grown accustomed to their misery learn to love it as a dog loves the familiar jangle of its … Continue reading Misery

The Human Centipede
mostly true stories

The Human Centipede

The Human Centipede With fewer new films being released, the art house theater was doing a retrospective of artsy/indie horror … Continue reading The Human Centipede

Tumor
mostly true stories

Tumor

Tumor There’s always been a soft spot in my heart for kooks and weirdos. I’ve always taken a delight in … Continue reading Tumor

Turkey SPAM in the Pandemic
mostly true stories

Turkey SPAM in the Pandemic

Turkey SPAM in the Pandemic Like others who follow him, I was going to send my favorite YouTube personality, Featureman, … Continue reading Turkey SPAM in the Pandemic

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