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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 […]

Different
poetry

Different

Different we are born without answers to complicated and important questions we create things myths ideals systems of belief to … Continue reading Different

Absurd
poetry

Absurd

Absurd using the language of the preposterous they made absurd claims and propositions to their surprise most followed absurdly over … Continue reading Absurd

Mobs Rule
poetry

Mobs Rule

Mobs Rule wolves form packs as people form mobs mobs of ambiguous feelings arising from ambiguous values and ambiguous values … Continue reading Mobs Rule

System Failure
poetry

System Failure

System Failure the system fails with viral pandemics and financial epidemics cascading disharmony and discord uncertainty and skepticism and fear … Continue reading System Failure

Perfect Big Mac
poetry

Perfect Big Mac

Perfect Big Mac we are the real big mac sold somewhere between fresh and near expiration we are real but … Continue reading Perfect Big Mac

Half-Price Patriotism
poetry

Half-Price Patriotism

Half-Price Patriotism i like my patriotism at half-price on july 5th when the price of my precious stars and stripes … Continue reading Half-Price Patriotism

The Creep
stories

The Creep

The Creep has little girls in his house every day. Little girls, not young ladies. Little girls like Lolita and … Continue reading The Creep

No Sleep
poetry

No Sleep

No Sleep no sleep for weeks she asked herself over morning coffee why? there were things going on in the … Continue reading No Sleep

Suicide 7-4-37
poetry

Suicide 7-4-37

Suicide 7-4-37 he killed himself not because he hated life but to prove to himself he wasn’t afraid of death … Continue reading Suicide 7-4-37

97 Degree Beer
poetry

97 Degree Beer

97 Degree Beer learning last year the county park sells beer along with their ice cream cones and hot dogs … Continue reading 97 Degree Beer

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