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  • The Scriptorium

    “And I would like a cassock made from a material that won’t scratch my trinity, but we don’t always get what we want,” Thaddeus smirked.

  • The Cardinal

    For all we knew the cemetery rose from the forest floor along with the trees and the ferns and the mushrooms that were not tombstones.

  • Dinner With the Rockwells

    While she walked, she posted the picture to Facebook along with the status “These 2 FML LOL.”

  • What Can I Get You? Revealing Character  Through Tasty Beverages

    Give a kid a cup of coffee and you’re telling us something.

  • Rudolph’s Red-Nosed Midlife Crisis

    Rudy ground the butt of his candy cigarette beneath his hoof and turned to reenter the house when something flickered in the distance….

  • On My Turntable: The Rhynes ‘Everything the Wrong Way Round’

    Before we get into this album, a quick UK English lesson for American readers: A rhyne (pronounced “reen”) is, according to Wikipedia, “a drainage ditch…used to turn areas of wetland close to sea level into useful pasture.” While we may not know the word we’re certainly familiar with the concept, at least metaphorically. Here in…

  • Bootleg Thanksgiving

    Friday evening, November 17, 1975, Chicago suburbs. It’s dark and cold. We’ve just finished dinner and my father is loading our old emerald-green Bel Air station wagon. I try to help, but my parents’ hard shell suitcase is half the height and twice the weight of an eight year-old boy. “Why are we doing this?”…

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: John Carlton, ‘Movie Themes’

    Artist: John Carlton and the Craftsmen All-Stars Title: Movie Themes Year: 195? Label: Craftsmen Cover Model: Kim Novak For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.

  • Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Julie London, ‘About the Blues’

    Artist: Julie London Title: About the Blues Year: 1957 Label: Liberty Cover Photograpy: Alex de Paola For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.

  • Notes From An Insomniac

    For the last 14 months I’ve avoided writing in diners because it’s an expensive and unhealthy routine for writing. Also, I haven’t found a diner down here in Lower Alabama in which I’m comfortable. My new small town features a handful of fast food restaurants, an Applebee’s, a pair each of buffets and barbecue joints,…