Famous Last Words
Today I read the last words of a reporter who blogged his own death. His name was Mark Mooney, and I don’t know what kind of reporter he was in […]
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I’m not your tomboy or your tiny dancer either.
The first person to call me a tomboy was Cathy Lidisky. “Me and Sandy are tomboys, aren’t we?” she said, as if sure of my agreement. We were in sixth […]
They carried a man out feet first at the symphony last night.
don’t let stress ruin your life
Never Trust an Avocado; They’ll Turn on You
Watch out for the fruit. They are emotionally unstable, their appearance of sturdiness, reliability and robustness is only skin deep. The grapes of wrath aren’t such a problem – they’re […]
Long Live the Salmon King
The canulier received the news that the salmon king had died. She heard it from the scone man, who asked the Latvian sausage maker and the Japanese salad dressing specialist, […]
The View From My Run: Election Edition
I brought my phone on my daily run so that I could start tracking my progress with the Strava app and also because I live in a beautiful place and […]
Table for One, Dammit
I don’t go to church, but I do eat alone in restaurants. There is a similarity in the experiences – the quiet lighting, the solemn way the maitre d’ ushers […]
