One Author Fills Void of Three Tacky Genres
A summer goal of mine this year -- like a New Year's resolution -- was to read more. Like that New Year's resolution, I am not meeti...
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Under the Table and Screaming
Summer storms are raiding the Indiana area. Lightning errupts in flashes outside. This isn't unusual. The technology that is telling us...
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The Juror I Could've Been
In the past month and a half, I've been called on twice to be a juror. This didn't seem right, I thought. Why twice? Although the fi...
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Venus Died, But Love Has Not
When we bought the house, a year ago next Wednesday (May 31st), we came across pieces of decor that were reminiscent of the horror film ...
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Being Around People My Age
I am currently getting ready for a gathering. People my age will be at my house and we will talk about things that are ridiculous, still be ...
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I Want To Be a Musician When I Grow Up
I think musicians have it easier than the simple "writer." They can put down reality and metaphor on paper about personal problems...
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My In-laws Are Twelve and There's Nothing Wrong With That
"Ahh, they're being normal," their sister said. "They're brothers," he cried from the backroom. Dialogue about a...
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The Coalition Against Complaining PhD Students
Apparently Steph's PhD class was repremanded today like a bunch of 14-year-olds. That's supposed to be my job. I work with 14-year-o...
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A Trip to the Treasurer's Office
I went down to the treasurer, who is old enough to be my grandma (this isn't bad), and I learned the phrase, "I just got screwed an...
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Crack Causes Headaches
I was sitting at my desk. A student, notorious for plain-jane and sweat pants, came up and asked to go to the nurse. One of the other studen...
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