DESTINATION I listened to the directions on my smartphone, a calm voice leading me out of the city over the Mississippi River through suburb to exurb, moving past grassy fields and oil refineries, driving along with fuel tankers and cement … Continue reading Escape Part II
SHAMPOO Two words, side-by-side, should they be? Sham: best reserved for Ponzi schemes and late night infomercials. Poo: not something you should rub, massage or work into any part of your body. GUY Are there some parents so lazy … Continue reading Wrong Part I
THAT’S WILD There’s a bar in downtown Hopkins, MN called the Wild Boar. But if you look over the menu, you will find no feral options like bison, elk or deer. Sure, you can get Thai cream cheese wontons with … Continue reading Wrong Part II
Warning: The following essay contains language of a frank and explicit nature. The reader is encouraged to read out loud. Why do we swear? I’m sorry. Why do we flipping swear? There are as many reasons as there are swear … Continue reading Swearing Part I
SCENE FROM A CORPORATE FIRING BOSS: Asleep? Again? That’s it! Pack your things and get out. ALEX: Don’t do this. Don’t flippin’ do this. BOSS: Why not? ALEX: I’m on the edge, Mother Masher! I’m on the Clorox Bleaching edge! … Continue reading Swearing Part II
January – March Winter. No activity. April 5th Walking past Lake Hiawatha, I see a Biff worker in his truck next to a porta potty. The ground is muddy and the truck’s spinning wheels are sinking further and further … Continue reading Day-to-Day 2023
Norma looked dazed, taken completely by surprise. “I’m not with him. What have I done to you?” “Nobody has done anything to us.” Raymond said to Harold. “Did you know that?” Elmore Leonard Forty Lashes Less One Down the street … Continue reading Mismatch Part I
For a time I read quite a bit, which seemed an appropriate activity in the middle of a pandemic. I even made a to-do list in an attempt to cover the classics, essentials that have been agreed upon by those … Continue reading Mismatch Part II
For a time I worked for a title insurance company, and a big part of it involved combing through court documents, documents on who owned what and how much was owed, real property better known as land. Not the most … Continue reading Mismatch Part III
I finished reading Pride and Prejudice. Four stars for writing. One star for timing. I needed a course correction. I needed a novel far from afternoon tea, ballroom dancing and merry old England. I needed Elmore Leonard and one of … Continue reading Mismatch Part IV
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