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Category Archives: Personal Stories
Ode to a Saturday Parking Lot Car Show
Memories are snippets of time, caught forever in a little fold in our brains, and often, in our hearts. We visit them from time to time, perhaps talking for hours, hoping they will remember us, mostly just wondering what they … Continue reading →
Why Mother’s Day Is Not A Big Deal
Mother’s are far too special to be celebrated with a fake holiday, and if we are honest, that is what Mother’s Day really is. It is commerce hiding behind guilt. Before you get offended by those words you should know … Continue reading →
Wheelchair Girl Meets Gurney Girl
The young girl lies on a gurney in the hallway outside the CT room,braces and mechanical gear holding her mangled 17 year-old body together. Her eyes stare into a fluorescent world that feels brutally different than any nightmare she had ever … Continue reading →
The Angel Of Hard Times
He did not call her an angel at first. “She didn’t have wings,” said the man, staring out the hospital window across the rooftops. “She just held my hand tight as the heart monitor leveled off. She also told me … Continue reading →
“The Burger”
The menu beside the cash register reads: The Burger, “One of the greatest burgers in the world you must have before you die.” – GQ Magazine. It adds to that: “Burger Bling.” – ABC News.
Three Wednesdays In Summer
I can still smell raw fertilizer, cow feed, cigarette smoke and country hams hanging from rusted hooks in old roadside stores where my father was trying to sell sausage to crew cut men in bloody aprons. When he was talking … Continue reading →
A Little Taste Of The Dog
A Guest Blog From RudyTheJack Twice a day, I get my meds. The people giving it to me slather the little pill in peanut butter. I like Jif, but I’ll take any kind they got. During the last few months … Continue reading →
The Party Line
“Hello? Who’s this?” “John?” “No, it’s Pearl.” “Pearl? Why do you sound like a man?” “That was Earl. He’s on here too.” “Hey y’all.” “Earl, how’s that gout?”
Wearing The Dead Cow Forever
Sometimes it lies folded in my car. Sometimes it hangs in the closet. Sometimes it is draped across the back of a chair. Usually I am wearing it. Never is it far away from me once the weather turns chilly. … Continue reading →
Rudenecks
Perhaps rednecks are changing. Even though they have always had less than normal proclivities – usually involving beer, fire and some type of explosive or gun or a combination of all three – they used to be somewhat civil and … Continue reading →