The decided lack of bowling allusions in pop culture in comparison to, say, “sports” like football or baseball is rather… Read more A Slow Build to the Gutter
Tag: California
Scenes From A Botched Consular Visit
The last time she saw him was Valentine’s Day, 2008. The day before the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 was… Read more Scenes From A Botched Consular Visit
The El Cortez Apartments
It wasn’t home. But it was a place to live. He didn’t intend to stay long. He never did. If… Read more The El Cortez Apartments
A Familiar Prison
You could always tell who was coming over for dinner by what type of plates she set on the table.… Read more A Familiar Prison
The Fat Innkeeper
She probably became obsessed with sex right around the time her father told her never to have it. The subject… Read more The Fat Innkeeper
Fat’s Amore
“Better be careful with all that drinking. You’re gonna put on weight and I know how you hate to exercise,”… Read more Fat’s Amore
Blind Man’s Rough
There was a time when he bothered to be more careful. Mindful of others. In the infancy of his blindness,… Read more Blind Man’s Rough
A Natural Disaster Declared on the Day You Were Born
The fires raged and raged until it was almost as though you couldn’t look at anything in your vision without… Read more A Natural Disaster Declared on the Day You Were Born
Hi Princess
The word “princess” was once hallowed. Once meant to be a source of female empowerment. Until, somewhere along the way,… Read more Hi Princess
The Stomach Chalice
She was instructed to drink the red wine from the girl’s freshly sliced open stomach even though it hadn’t even been… Read more The Stomach Chalice
