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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 […]

Fallen Soldier
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Fallen Soldier

she supports wounded warriors and fallen soldiers and all that kind of stuff with some money and stickers on both … Continue reading Fallen Soldier

Fractions
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Fractions

perhaps the lesson of mathematics is that we cannot serve two masters we are either on the side of humanity … Continue reading Fractions

Mail Order Bride
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Mail Order Bride

Mail Order Bride he ordered her Nina from the Ukraine not because he was lonely but because he was lost … Continue reading Mail Order Bride

Front Stamp
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Front Stamp

“Lucky You” “There’s no proper term for it,” I said. “I’ve read front stamp or vag tat. That’s about it.” … Continue reading Front Stamp

Mother’s Song
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Mother’s Song

he was an instrument to be played she’d decided since he’d been conceived mostly to give his mother what she … Continue reading Mother’s Song

Exorcism
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Exorcism

i got drunk i got drunk on rye whiskey i didn’t want to get drunk because getting drunk’s bad but … Continue reading Exorcism

Bathing Alone
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Bathing Alone

Cecil hates bathing alone. More specifically, Cecil hates bathing himself. And even more, Cecil hates the world and God for … Continue reading Bathing Alone

Under the Covers
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Under the Covers

Under the Covers under the covers it stinks of feet and asshole and if you’ve pulled the covers over your … Continue reading Under the Covers

Bumper Sticker
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Bumper Sticker

It was some tiny, rinky-dink 4-cylinder piece of shit – a Ford Focus, I think – and it was drizzling … Continue reading Bumper Sticker

Stepping on Glass
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Stepping on Glass

A young man was walking to the village when he stepped on glass. It cut him and stuck in his … Continue reading Stepping on Glass

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