Winter, More Like Looster
It won’t stop, guys. It just keeps coming. And coming. And falling. And chilling the bones. My blood is warm, but barely. When the day begins, I kiss my wife goodbye as she leaves for work, and I kiss...
View ArticleInterview: Gar Mickelson, Kaleidoscope Community Services
I walk into 2nd Street Commons, a nondescript building in downtown Coeur d’Alene (CDA), Idaho, sandwiched between a dive bar and a closed gun shop. Once inside the first thing I realize is that I have...
View ArticleCarrs in the car across the USA: Tornados, Volcanos and Floods
My wife and I just Prius’d acrossed the USA. Yes. I’m using Prius as a verb. After two successful cross-country trips (overloaded and overstuffed, might I add), I’m allowed to brag about my Toyota....
View ArticleBorrowed trouble: My 30 days inside a payday loan office
The cursor blinks and a man hovers over my computer. American flag t-shirt, sleeves off — he coughs into his hands and rubs them together. He’s nervous. On my desk lies his bank statement, three pay...
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At 29 years old, I’ve discovered the truth. Everyone is lying to me. It’s not so much a realization, but a confirmation. The truth is that getting old isn’t all that bad. Sure, there’s the aches and...
View ArticleIn defense of vinyl-loving hipsters (Or, Record Store Day 2016)
There’s a lot to hate about hipsters — I get it. The coffee is never good enough, the beer selection is lacking, we’re poor but always wearing expensive clothing. Also, we love vinyl records. Get out...
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