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Read More: Alice CooperI won 3rd place in an international writing competition for this piece. – Updated June 26th, 2026 Alice Cooper Chapter One It’s late October, 1973 in Lauderhill, FL at about 1:00 in the morning, and Alice Cooper is winding up a set on the Midnight Special. Wolfman Jack is singing their praises and the…
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Read More: The RideUpdate: Today, 40 years ago, I woke up in Normal, IL in time to have my first beer and settle down in front of the TV to watch the Challenger launch. I was half way through that beer and 70 seconds into the launch when all Hell broke loose and things were forever changed. January…
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Read More: The Grey Van’s Rear BumperThe Grey Van’s Rear Bumper In about August of 2000 I was sitting at a stoplight at the intersection of River Road and Lee Street in Des Plaines across from the Rock ’n’ Roll McDonald’s. Just me and the dogs, listening to Todd Rundgren’s Something/Anything? on repeat. All of a sudden, WHAM, I got hit…
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Read More: Warning:By Jenny Joseph Note: This was sent to my via snail mail from dear friend Susan When I am an old woman I shall wear purpleWith a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer glovesAnd satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.I…
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Read More: The ChoiceThe Choice Some people drink Pepsi, some people drink Coke It’s all-syrupy poison. Some people drink Miller Lite, some people drink Bud It’s all cheap American beer, no good for you in the end. Some people are vegetarians, who wouldn’t touch a steak with a long stick And then there’s us carnivores.…
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Read More: The Shower Curtain DilemnaIt was late November of 1984, and I had just signed a lease for my first apartment outside of Mesa, Az. I was feeling pretty good. Annie had taken me to Venture in her convertible, and to the grocery store to stock the fridge with beer and groceries. I was feeling really good. At Venture,…
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Read More: Peoria Head StartPeoria Head Start By Moriah Balingit WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation’s poorest children. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the federally funded preschool program,…
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Read More: Iran Says it Will Reopen Strait if Trump Admits He Lost in 2020Andy Borowitz – The Borowitz Report August 6th 2026 TEHRAN (The Borowitz Report)—In a major setback for Donald J. Trump, the government of Iran announced on Thursday that it would only reopen the Strait of Hormuz when he admits he lost the 2020 election. “The whole world knows you lost, moron,” the official Iranian statement…
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Read More: Common TapewormCommon Tapeworm Scientific name: Taenia solium Common Tapeworm Scientific name: Taenia solium It was learned that a Common Pork Tapeworm entered into Donald Trump’s intestinal track through undercooked pork. There it attached itself, preparing for the next phase. The tapeworm made its way into the esophagus and then up into the throat. It rested awhile…
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Read More: Canola FieldsJames McMurtry I was thinking ’bout you, crossing Southern Alberta Canola fields on a July day About the same chartreuse as that sixty-nine Bug You used to drive around San Jose Never knew where my old white Lincoln might take you Party on wheels with suicide doors Bring the kids and the dogs and your…
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Read More: Someone is drinking the Kool-AidThis is just the first half of the article. To see the whole thing, click HERE. ‘An amazing job’: Many Republicans can’t name a single thing Trump has done wrong We asked more than two dozen Republicans on Capitol Hill if they had any disagreements with Trump during his second term. They struggled to come…
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