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Feminist Gift Shopping is Man’s Work
By:
Con Chapman
“I went to college in the seventies, when a mildly insensitive comment by a male was often rewarded with verbal and physical abuse by gangs of marauding feminists.” Con Chapman has some gift-giving advice.
Resentment
By:
Christopher Records
“Times change; resentment doesn’t. It’s cost me friendships and relationships.” Christopher Records comes to grips with his bad feelings.
Fever Year
By:
Traci Cumbay
“‘No, honey, no. Your dad and I will always—always—love you.’ I go further and then regret it. ‘Sometimes ‘daddy’ means a husband or boyfriend, actually. It’s . . . ‘ impossible to explain that one.” Traci Cumbay keeps trying.
Ben Folds And The Death Of Daniel Tobin
By:
Sarah Grubb
“When Daniel Tobin died – in spite of the fact that we hadn’t known him well – nothing about life felt quite the same again.” Sarah Grubb‘s winning entry in the Ball State University Penscape graduate writing competition.
Posted in First Person
Tagged Ball State, Heroin, Indiana, memoir, Music, nonfiction, Penscape, Writing
Tagged Ball State, Heroin, Indiana, memoir, Music, nonfiction, Penscape, Writing
Number Three
By:
Colleen Houlihan
“The thing that sets Stan apart from the other morning porn enthusiasts is that Stan always stops to chitchat. The other men rush in, pick out the first title they can find, avoid eye contact at the counter, and hustle out the door. Stan lingers, hoping for one-on-one time, which is truly unfortunate for me.” New fiction from Colleen Houlihan.
Foodie No More
By:
John Beeler
“That was me. The restaurants, the gourmet ingredients, the chef-watching, all of it. By any measure, I’ve been a foodie. And today, I’m done.” John Beeler turns in his foodie badge.
Taming The Rooster
By:
Kimberlee Smith
“His comb looks like a coronation red circular saw blade, split it half and implanted atop his head. His wattle looks like a deflated punching bag or highly inflamed testicle.” Eight tips for rooster taming from someone who knows: Kimberlee Smith.
Songs For The Clean, Well-Lighted Place
By:
Liz Main
“I like to rationalize all the time and money I spend in bars. These days I find myself in a pathetic meta-loop, going to bars to understand why I go to bars.” Liz Main knows from bar songs.
Mourning, Facebook-Style
By:
Beth Baker
“People write directly to Kyle, as if he were on the other side of a screen somewhere, reading their notes to him. As if we lonely people, on the other side of our own screens, can’t handle his absence. We wait for a ‘like’ to affirm our grief.” Beth Baker on the death of a Facebook friend.
Getting In Touch With Your Inner Zombie
By:
Elliot Sanders
“The evidence is clear enough: Americans have a zombie problem. America might the epicenter, but this pandemic is spreading quickly. Other countries are following suit. Amidst all the hysteria, another question emerges: why are we so obsessed with zombies?” Elliot Sanders suggests some answers.