Tag Archives: Youth

Mermaid and Seaworm

Mermaid and Seaworm

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She said her hair was red as blood, and he said it already was the color of a penny and he liked to picture it the way it was.more

Remote Controls and Menus (XVII)

Remote Controls and Menus (XVII)

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Things that go hand and hand – like professional wrestling and pornography.more

Vigil

Vigil

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A story about the knockout game, and watching.more

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young R.E.M. Fan

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young R.E.M. Fan

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“Being out of my mom’s house for the first time, surrounded by more cosmopolitan people I couldn’t relate to, deeply unsure of myself, I bonded with these albums. They told me there was a world out there not just for me to revere but emulate.”more

BULLshot: Ryan Werner

BULLshot: Ryan Werner

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Wisconsinite and author of “Go Says No” talks about arcades and life on the farmmore

One Fifth of the Damn Kids are Crazy

One Fifth of the Damn Kids are Crazy

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“In my day, if a kid was crazy or even just weird you’d punch him in the stomach and say, Hey, fella, you stink! Don’t stink anymoremore

Everything Far Away Up Close

Everything Far Away Up Close

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“Grandpa Bub grew up in a generation without alcoholics. There were plenty of winos, boozers, lushes and drunks, but that was back when alcohol had personality; it was your drinking that defined youmore

Don’t Mess

Don’t Mess

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“Here’s how to think of the double arm-bar: imagine you’re lying face-down in the street and some roid-ripped police officer’s got his knee jammed between your shoulder-blades. Then he takes his nightstick andmore

Lodgers

Lodgers

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His father remained at the table, worrying the carrot from between his teeth with his dirty fork. His mother curled a solider of bread and sopped up the last of the lamb’s blood from her platemore