Monthly Archives: April 2018

News in the Toilet

The graffiti on the wall by the toilet where I sit studying the important matters of the day reads I Heart Tracy only Tracy’s name is crossed out and directly underneath it is the name Angela. At least I think … Continue reading

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Times Are Changing Them

History ripples. A story’s ending one day changes dramatically with new information unloaded and new reactions and new players interacting with those other things. It’s always changing so the good guys who won yesterday may prove to be villains tomorrow … Continue reading

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Looks Bad, Todd

Hey, little boy, don’t look so down. I mean, I get it; Jeannette’s not around and you’re wondering if she’s gonna make you smile or maybe frown. You’re scared that that girl’s had nothing to say? Well, I was talking … Continue reading

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Spoilers

Dude, really. You could have warned me. You could’ve given me a sign of what was to come. You know what I’m into. You know what I like. You might have shed just the tiniest bit of light as to … Continue reading

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Novels

The novels I didn’t write are pristine and perfect in my head and better than the dusty musty manuscripts typed, decaying on your top shelf. There is probably a line in one of my unwritten opa (opuses? Opera? Opi? OPI!) … Continue reading

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Over Hard Ciders

The band we were gonna form, the one we talked about for a minute and a half maybe a decade ago in a bar over ciders after we saw That Darned Cat in their back room huddled over your laptop? … Continue reading

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Loud and Proud

If you don’t want my advice then why are you in earshot when I shout it? If you have no interest in my opinions then why won’t you gag me to shut me up? If you feel my opinions are … Continue reading

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The Tiger’s Jaw

It’s all right if you don’t want to talk to me again. It’s perfectly fine if you’re done with me. If you think you don’t need me in your life, I’ll find a way to survive. I’ll find a way … Continue reading

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Perspective

Change the view. The problems you’re looking at that seem insurmountable from your current angle look like something else again when you change position. Telescope out. Enlarge or rearrange. A different perspective makes everything seem incredibly different. The job you’re … Continue reading

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Amos’ Sense

Every now and then I find myself in the presence of Amos’ cents. He left some behind when he left the house. It is useful to sometimes pocket some cents for the occasions when I want to be ready for … Continue reading

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