We stood on the spot where the cemetery used to be. “He didn’t want to live next to a cemetery, so he had all the people dug up and moved.” Our tour guide read from a stapled stack of pages, researched by another Kansas City historian. Our tour was “Wicked Westport,” and it was, as […]
Read More Westport, Kansas City’s Wildest WestToday my lovely barista asked me how I was doing, and I said, “Huh… good… again.” It’s surprising. Maybe it’s that I came into a bit of money, so I’m relaxed about money. Or that my panic disorder seems to be retreating (though I hate to comment on that, and must knock on wood). Maybe […]
Read More Good Guys: Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura KościuszkoYes, I played “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper. No one needed that extra noise in the hall. Yesterday, a senior who had spent many days sleeping through class, came in to do some more work in hopes of graduating in July. I put on “Wayne’s World” and I told him it was the movie I […]
Read More The LastWhat if a teacher asked you to summarize what went wrong at school, using “I” statements? You might write something like… -I was rapping about crack –I said exactly what you heard me say I said karma is a bitch and I meant it simple -I was cussing during class, and putting up my ring […]
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