Mary Phillips-Sandy

…after three full days cooped up inside sick and wheezing, let me tell you, it’s up there in the pantheon of prime good feelings. I walked down the hill to the ocean and aired out my wheezy lungs. I even stopped thinking about a few things for a minute. The ocean smelled complete. Walking back [...]

We start with guilt, because I had intentions of taking these things I’m about to tell you and polishing them into professional shapes and sending them into the world through a proper conduit, a gate with a keeper, a lit blog at least. I intended to pitch this story over the walls of my nut [...]

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SEN. CHARLES GRASSLEY, R-IOWA: The first thing that would make me feel a little bit better towards them, if they had followed the Japanese example and come before the American people and take that deep bow and say, “I’m sorry,” and then either do one of two things, resign or go commit suicide.
CHUCK GRASSLEY IS [...]

Right now, honestly:

1 part orange juice to 4 parts water, room temperature (cold things hurt)
Rite-Aid brand “Non-Drowsy Head Congestion Cold DayTime [sic] Severe Caplets”
My inhaler, or “puffer,” or “lung crutch”
Kombucha, not that I’ve been able to find the kind I like in this fungusforsaken town, making do with some weaksauce oversweetened junk
ARS, first into the [...]

Last Indecision roundup from me for a while, my friends. Corporate overlords willin’ and the crick don’t rise, I’ll get back in the saddle this summer, but no matter what happens, I’ll always be your hyphenated man-hater. xoxo.
Joe Biden Announces $1.3 Billion for Amtrak, Because What Else is He Gonna Do?
Tune in to See Ben [...]

That’s my deep thought of the day, I guess.

No no no no no:

“tweeps”
“tweetup”
“twitterati”
“commentariat”
“apps”
“Michele Bachmann”

I saw this headline:
Tobias Wolff Wins $20,000 Story Prize
and then this video screencap:

And my first thought was 1. Included in this amazing $20,000 prize was the privilege of sitting on stage with John Darnielle! My second thought was 2. Or maybe sitting on stage with John Darnielle WAS the prize! Valued at $20,000! Third thought, [...]

1 spoonful peanut butter (chunky)
2 shots vodka mixed with 1 packet Emergen-C (acai berry) (yuppie!) in a glass of ice water
Or, This is how you know today was the day you got laid off from the blog you love writing for, and also your other job is ending in three weeks, and your other editor [...]