The beginning of my senior year of high school was a mixed bag. I discovered I had a knack for acting, which was funny because I only enrolled in drama to chase a girl to begin with. I was making new friends, getting reacquainted with old ones, and bullshitting on stage while making people laugh. … Continue reading Life Stories: Matt & Sam’s Informal Winter Formal
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Unlucky 37
Another year, another set of worries. Long hair has permanently become short, Those ten pesky pounds are persistent, the aches are ever-present. Not quite 40, yet far from 30 is a tough break in the 20s. Old becomes new, except for you. You didn't heed the warnings, scoffed at your elders as they spoke of … Continue reading Unlucky 37
Life Stories: June 24th, 1974
You might be wondering why I'd be writing about a date that took place more than a decade before I was born. What's its significance? I'll get to that, but not before I do what I do best and convolute my point with way too much backstory. Anyway, I worked at a 7-Eleven in El … Continue reading Life Stories: June 24th, 1974
Not This Life
In another life, perhaps it's all different. Morning coffee, rush hour, shitty boss, steady pay. I chit-chat casually with coworkers about politics and the pointless: he said, she said, she fucks, they fuck, sportsball teams, blockbuster flicks. Filtered-water cooler bullshit. The front desk lady flirts often and invites me out for drinks, But in another … Continue reading Not This Life
Life Stories: The Shake
From 1997-1999, my time in middle school was a medicated hellride full of fuck-yous and defiance as I tried my best to become the Stone Cold Steve Austin of Greenfield. I fought authority Monday through Friday with the prescribed tag team of Paxil and Depakote, feeling like an invincible ball of charismatic fat as I … Continue reading Life Stories: The Shake
The Follies of a Postmodern Xennial 