David Himmel 8/31/23 David Himmel 8/31/23

The Cereal Wish | Part 1 (Again)

Thank God for the dog. If not for her, my girlfriend wouldn’t let me leave the house. When the pandemic got serious, she didn’t care about toilet paper; she b-lined it for the milk. Our freezer is perfectly packed with Swedish meatballs, broccoli florets, and twenty-three gallon-size Ziplocs of milk.

David Himmel 8/30/23 David Himmel 8/30/23

A Brief Poem About a Writer Who Doesn't Write—Revisited

They say—they being creative writing professors, esteemed novelists, and hacks with wordy Instagram posts alike—that writers write. Writers who get their shit out there—not all of it, but enough of it—are the real writers. True warriors of the pen and keys.

Contributing Writer 8/29/23 Contributing Writer 8/29/23

[Revisited] American Shithole #25 — Can the Dying Mule Become the Butterfly?

We are still in the age of clutching things. We humans like to clutch. Our belongings, our pearls. Our ideas. Our instincts to gather and protect were selected long ago — so the idea that resource collecting is at the heart of our concerns today, is a tough pickle to swallow, compounded by the behavior’s hidden influence on all other human doctrine.

Don Hall 8/28/23 Don Hall 8/28/23

I Believe... [Tap Dancing on Eggs]

...that the best response to a society hellbent on requiring the careful, nervous walk through a minefield of eggshells is to tap dance on every fucking egg.

David Himmel 8/25/23 David Himmel 8/25/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 20, 2023

I should've been a plumber. At least then being covered in shit feels productive.

Don Hall 8/22/23 Don Hall 8/22/23

Casino at the End of the World

A curious cocktail topped off with a garnish of self-reflection, which is something all of us could use as the world hears those rarely-uttered words, “Last call!”

Don Hall 8/22/23 Don Hall 8/22/23

Jewface? JEWFACE?!?

Gimme a break.

Don Hall 8/21/23 Don Hall 8/21/23

I Believe... [Apolitical Storms?]

...that the naming of hurricanes is likely to be apolitical but c’mon, guys.

Don Hall 8/19/23 Don Hall 8/19/23

If We Choose to Eat Shit, Is It Really the Fault of the Chef?

“What are you, stupid? All the food you eat is shit. Eat the sushi, dumb fucks.”

David Himmel 8/18/23 David Himmel 8/18/23

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of August 13, 2023

The hardest part about being an adult is the same as being a kid: so often, you have to do things you just really, really don’t want to do.

Don Hall 8/17/23 Don Hall 8/17/23

Same As It Ever Was

Don Hall 8/15/23 Don Hall 8/15/23

Try That in a Small Town

Small, rural areas operate by their own rules in part because they’re too tiny for the rest of us to really spend time worrying about them but these small towns are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to how society works.