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Asteroid
Last night, Mary was furious. “How can you eat that last piece of pie knowing full well that when the asteroid hits the Earth tomorrow, any access to…
My Beef with Bono
Grab a cocktail, sit back, and I'll tell you a true story about when I met Bono... In 1983, I was in college and served as a delegate to the National…
I Was a Childhood “Culture Thief”
When I was young and untamed, I dressed in feathers and leathers, founded my own tribe, and streaked my face in terra cotta. My neighbor and I were…
The Engineers, Part 4
The following day is my day off and I squander it, as I usually do, by doing housework. I’m in the basement doing laundry and Willie is trying to…
Terror House Radio, Episode #67: Fireflies in Flight (with K.H. Mezek)
On this episode of Terror House Radio, Matt Forney and Bryden Proctor welcome K.H. Mezek to the show to discuss her new novel Luminaria, forthcoming…
Trail Head
It was the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen. I should probably start with the hike before---we’ll get to the main point. I keep thinking maybe there was…
Burn Buried
One night, while cadging a lift off a friend of a friend, and four of us ending up cramped in a small car: three nondescript guys, plus Candy ---a…
Gentry: The Soulful, Sleazy Bureaucrat at the Heart of Drugstore Cowboy
Gentry: The Soulful, Sleazy Bureaucrat at the Heart of Drugstore Cowboy My time in the Army knocked the wanderlust right out of me. I understand…
“School Drama” and “Tuesdays with Taylor”
School Drama You aren’t going to believe this, What, I just got an email from the kids’ school, Actually, I got an email from your biggest fan, He’s…
The Palace of Your Fathers
The day was grey and warm. It was February but warm and it felt like late autumn. He was going to the bus stop through grim and muddy Wroclaw. The…
