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Clean Copy
“The first draft of anything is shit.” – Ernest Hemingway
Because I’m me, stressing about what I’m going to write…
My Son’s Other House
The drive took one and a half songs.
My five-year-old sang along with both because he has good taste like…
The Reclamation Project
My wife moved out six months and four days ago.
On April 1.
I felt like a fool. But it…
The Hourglass Theory
Great. This guy again, I thought.
It was Joe. A guy I used to work with.
He was a newspaper…
The Phantom Pain
It was a typical winter day in Ohio.
Around 9 a.m.
Co-workers were milling around, getting coffee and chatting.
I…
The Lessons of ‘Breaking Bad’
Author’s Note:
There are no spoilers in this post.
I know everyone’s talking about this show and annoying all of…
Take Nothing for Granted
Statistically speaking, 146,000 people will die today.
I wonder how many of them will see it coming.
Millions lose jobs…
The Write Stuff: Lessons From the End of a Marriage
Their 10-year marriage ended with a text message.
A marriage she believed to be wonderful.
Then, one day, one week,…
The Penis Talk: A Conversation With My Five-Year-Old Son
Earlier this week, my son, who is in his third week of kindergarten, exposed his penis to other boys in…
Grade School Shenanigans, Vol. 2: He Did What!?!?
The two most-commonly told jokes in men’s restrooms among both acquaintances and strangers, go like this:
“Oh, so this is…
