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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 […]

Barnyard Basketball
stories

Barnyard Basketball

It was my cousins and my brother and me and the kids from the farm down the road. They all … Continue reading Barnyard Basketball

Melodrama in the Words
poetry

Melodrama in the Words

Melodrama in the Words what are heroes without villains? what is life without death? what is knowing without ignorance? what … Continue reading Melodrama in the Words

Little Cowboy
poetry

Little Cowboy

Little Cowboy there’s an old photograph of my little brother dressed confidently as a little cowboy i remember mom and … Continue reading Little Cowboy

Hail Mary
stories

Hail Mary

They knew layoffs were coming. They all thought that’s what the 2 o’clock meeting for administrative staff was going to … Continue reading Hail Mary

Short End of the Stick
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Short End of the Stick

Short End of the Stick she got the short end of the stick because her father wasn’t there she got … Continue reading Short End of the Stick

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

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