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“If I ever have a son, I am going to name him Black Beauty!”

Apollo and I had been reading our books all morning when our parents came home.  We were accustomed to waking up without their being present, so we knew what to do. In this case, we had tried to make ourselves omelets, which didn’t look right but tasted OK, and then gotten all of our books … Continue reading “If I ever have a son, I am going to name him Black Beauty!” →

The benefit of wearing this particular suit

is that I look like a professional killer. The benefit of wearing this particular tie is immeasurable. So when I walk into work to find administration, television crews, upstanding members of the community, and delegates from the governor’s office in the lobby assembled for a public relations event to show what saints they all are … Continue reading The benefit of wearing this particular suit →

Being a Middle Aged Man Is Lonely

Being a middle aged man is some lonely shit. There is nowhere to make friends anymore, and the people you socialize with are usually work colleagues or neighbors, whose relationships with you prohibit the disclosure of revealing, intimate, or even merely controversial information. In a very real sense your existence is defined by your ability … Continue reading Being a Middle Aged Man Is Lonely →

The Reviews Are In!

The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World (Montag Press 2022) Mark Miller’s The Two-Headed Lady at the End of the World is an absurdist romp that ties together conjoined twins, mad gay love in underground nuclear bunkers, Yugos, sentient CPU’s, the 1980s, and the tribulations of young romance when you’re two girls in one body. … Continue reading The Reviews Are In! →