We take crows for granted. They’re those ugly garbage-eating birds that hang out in parking lots and crap on cars, right? Well, sure, but there’s much more to them than that. You can train a crow to collect loose change and bring it to you. Crowbox will send you instructions on how to build a “vending machine” that crows will insert change into in exchange … Continue reading Fun facts about crows
For decades, I carried with me a hazy memory of visiting a forest full of dinosaur statues at a very early age. I wasn’t entirely sure it wasn’t a dream until one day it occurred to me to look it up. Sure enough, the Dinosaur Gardens in Ossineke, Michigan is a real place that’s still in operation. I must’ve been four or five when we … Continue reading Dinosaur Dreams
When I was fourteen, my mom dragged my younger sister and I to JC Penney for our annual wardrobe update. As we breezed through the mall, we passed an arcade, its electronic symphony of light and sound beckoning me… “Your father didn’t pull extra shifts at the warehouse last year to buy y’all a Super Nintendo Genesis for Christmas so that we could bring you … Continue reading “Other”
There’s a rent house at the end of the street that’s home to a colorful rotating cast of ate-up methheads. They’re always outside, always fucking around, doing something crazy like throwing oil paintings across the yard, selling meth to random driver-uppers, throwing axes, mean-mugging all passers by… I saw this chick last week, skinny little chicken-legged bootyless bitch in booty shirts sitting in her truck … Continue reading House of pain
“Look at this,” said Owen, pointing at his feet. “Same welcome mat, all these years later.” He chuckled and shook his head, a shooting star of a lopsided grin flickering across his face for a brief moment before vanishing back into darkness. “Are you seeing what I’m pointing at? Did you even look?” Liz’s eyeballs popped up above the frames of her obnoxiously big sunglasses … Continue reading A Murder
My dogs are adorable, y’all. I won’t even be modest about it. They are. Doubt me? Take a gander at this. This is Lana(L) and Emily(R). Lana is Emily’s daughter. I believe this fact makes them even cuter.❤️ <<<<< ittle darling is my precious baby and best friend, Siu Mai. We adopted her nine years ago. She'd been used for puppy mill breeding for the … Continue reading My furry friends
I have a strong dislike of bullying and sadism. I don’t wish to see anyone or anything suffer, and therefore I cannot understand how one would derive pleasure from being an active participant in such behaviors. The year was 1984, and I was seven years old. We’d just moved to Oklahoma from Michigan, and I’d met a new friend named Brad. Occasionally we’d spend Sunday … Continue reading Joe the dog kicker
