Backyard Star – Two Is Better Than One
Long ago in a small Methodist church in rural Tennessee... A folk singer, one of those earnest young men they'd trot out on Sunday nights as an alternative to the typical 'Bringing in the Sheaves' turgidity, tried for a bit of Audience Participation: he wanted...
Upon Further Review: NFL Vacates Packers 1967 Championship
The National Football League announced yesterday that they have invalidated the results of the 1967 NFL Championship game, known as the Ice Bowl, ruling that Green Bay guard Jerry Kramer moved early on the Packers game-winning touchdown. 'Upon further review,' NFL...
Make Sure – I Thought I Could Do Better Than You
Now when the young Fisherman heard the words of his soul, he remembered that the little Mermaid had no feet and could not dance. And a great desire came over him, and he said to himself, 'It is but a day's journey, and I can return to my love,' and he laughed, and...
The Fisherman and His Soul – Your Lie Is Not Acceptable
Everything is a lie, and to such a degree that the only way people try to counteract it is by being mutually aware of the fact that it is a lie. -- Søren Kierkegaard Jerry, just remember, it’s not a lie if you believe it. -- George Costanza Our society depends on lies...
David Woodard – Nine Hundred Ninety Nine
...and he also recalled the lone buzz in his ears when, in the course of a protracted hide-and-seek routine, after an hour of uncomfortable concealment, he emerged from a dark and stuffy wardrobe in the maid’s chamber, only to find that all his playmates had already...
Draft Evader – Small World
The concept of time is simply an illusion made up of human memories. Everything that has ever been and ever will be is happening right now. -- Sean Martin, reporting on the theories of Max Tegmark All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will...
The Gold Coast – You’re Not an Underdog
I have always been fond of the West African proverb: 'Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.' -- New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt in a letter to Henry L. Sprague When it comes to presidents, fathers, and NFL owners, I prefer the strong silent type....
Jason Steady: An Independent Musician’s Thoughts on Touring
I am a freelance artist, carpenter, and handyman in Omaha, NE. It doesn’t pay very well, but I spent my 20’s planning ahead instead of wishing I was dead. I saved a lot of money, though I didn’t understand why. Retirement was the go-to justification. A few years ago,...
Dan Brodie – When We Turn to Dust
Grasp the hands of the giant clock and unwind time to an unhappier and more confusing era... Walking on a narrow road scratched into the coral substrate of an unnamed island. An automobile has been abandoned in a patch of viny vegetation. The salty air, the rain, the...
Family Dinner – Stagnant
There's just something missing for me and I don't know what... It has nothing to do with the fact that you're short, and it has nothing to do with the fact that you're not bright enough, and it has nothing to do with the fact that your teeth are in bad shape... The...
