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Read More: Stare Down.My father and I were visiting Sanibel Island one weekend in about the Summer of ’75. My grandparents had a house up on stilts two stories and the house backed up to a freshwater lagoon that was fed by a nearby river. There were three steps leading down from the drive to the water’s edge.…
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Read More: DeannaI remember the first time I saw her. I was stunned. She had hair that flowed like a tigress’s mane. She had a classic hourglass figure that wouldn’t quit. She had deep brown eyes that you could get lost in. And a musical voice that I could listen to all day. I was smitten. Her…
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Read More: New TattooIn the early 60’s Studs Terkel canvassed Chicago and the suburbs interviewing people. He interviewed everyday people, people that worked for their livings. The end result was a 71 essay book that was published in 1967 called Division Street America. One of the interviewees, a cabbie, told Studs that “I want my death to be…
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Read More: This song is so fucked up… It’s good.Drive-By Truckers\The Big To Do\The Wig He Made Her Wear It was as open and shut as anything I have seenHe was a pillar of town, his reputation was cleanIt was right before Easter in the first week of spring He didn’t show up for service that Wednesday nightThe congregation knew something weren’t rightBlood on…
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Read More: She lost her purse — but strangers stepped in to save the dayThis story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. Recently, Lavonne Schaafsma was in downtown Chicago, visiting from Michigan. She spent a few hours in Millennium Park, people-watching. On the way back to her car,…
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Read More: Never trust a congressman.Sometime in 1985* – Fall I was living with a friend of a friend in Mesa Arizona. I had landed there after covering most of the states on my motorcycle. The deal was that I would live there, take care of the 3 kids, cook and clean for room and board with a stipend. I…
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Read More: Smile. When’s the last time you heard this song?Convoy. Enjoy a 4:02 long grin on me. -Scott
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Read More: RebellionI don’t need much. I need to work to earn my living, which should be enough to keep a modest roof over my family’s heads, dogs included. I need to be able to pay my and my family’s doctor’s bills and health insurance. I don’t need to eat steak every day, but once a week…
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Read More: Ode To Troy Livingston, Part 4My father always had a rule about SCUBA diving; never go diving with people he didn’t know well. Well, one Saturday afternoon down in the Keys, he broke that rule. He and two guys that he’d just met went out about 10 miles from the coast to dive. It was a beautiful day and all…
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