Gangsters

A story of Tom Pendergast: “This was back in the ’30s.  These kids were freezing.  They slept in their coats.  They had no coal.  The mom went to ask Pendergast for help, and right away a truck pulled up with a huge load of coal.  Every night, ever after, before they ate dinner, this woman […]

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Made Up

Sparkly eyeshadow and inky, aerodynamic eyebrows peer at me over my boyfriend’s shoulder, as he hugs the glam rock guy and says hello. This is reassuring.  Sparkly eyeshadow on a man is so reassuring. I had left the house that evening feeling jittery.  Through the wonders of the internet, I was aware that six blocks […]

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