by jeff | Jul 30, 2019 | Tales From A Roundabout
When You See My Uvula Nicholas Kennedy beamed with pride as Mayor Teddy Wiggins cut the red ribbon signifying the re-opening of the roundabout at 126th and Gray Road. It had been closed for eight weeks while a concrete and steel nature scene was assembled inside the...
by jeff | Jul 19, 2019 | Free Fiction Fridays, Uncategorized
Nothing is On the House Sonny Kagan stepped into the crosswalk just as George Fillmore’s shiny white Buick SUV entered the roundabout. Sonny walked slowly, intentionally dragging his tattered lawn chair behind him. He liked the sound in made scraping across the...
by jeff | Jul 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s Blow Stuff Up Eve. Some of you think it’s simply July 3rd today, but it’s really Blow Stuff Up Eve. It’s time to duck out of work early and prepare for a long weekend. It’s time to head to the fireworks store and fill up a...
by jeff | Jun 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Story of Trolley Dodgers Back in the mid-1990s, I was writing a sports column for BC Magazine. The publication was owned by the Bloomington Herald-Times newspaper. Most of the content was art, music, and politics. So, my column was both an odd fit and an...
by jeff | Jun 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
A few nights ago, we made a trip to Lowes. Or maybe it was Home Depot. It’s all a blur. We went to purchase a new lawnmower. Its predecessor had a broken axle and had to be put down. I wanted to shoot it, but apparently, that sort of thing is frowned upon...
