"Lay Brothers' Refectory" by tj.blackwell is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Sfumato

Last year I sat in a room darkened by automatic shades where collections of pixels were cast over my head to the wall-swallowing screen in front of me. I think there were nine of us in total, not counting John, charting the spectrum of sleep deprivation when we took our ... Read More
Fear Fact(or), Fear Fiction

Fear Fact(or), Fear Fiction

If, one day while watching TV on the couch, your wife offhandedly mentions she went to college with the tall, dark-haired guy in the Bud Light commercial, under nocircumstances should you… A) Suspect that “went to college with” is code for “once had amazing sex with” (Good luck with that…); ... Read More
Bearing Weight

Bearing Weight

As kids, my brother and I always fought over our stuff. Especially once we graduated to our own bedrooms, the sanctity of square footage and toys became real. Doors slammed, ripping off toenails (once) and smashing fingers flat and black (multiple times.) My brother’s hairy chimpanzee, Sam, with the plastic ... Read More