Hickory dickory dock The mouse ran up the clock The clock struck one The mouse ran down Hickory dickory dock Some people think Hickory dickory dock was a “counting out game,” and you may think you don’t know what that is, but you do. We used eeny, meanie, miney, moe catch a tiger* by the […]
Read More dockLast weekend I went to buy decongestant. The good decongestant, the one they use to make meth, the one with the sly name (pseudoephedrine), can now only be purchased from the pharmacist. I walk up to the drugstore doors, and see the sign says the pharmacy closes at 6. It is 6:08. Well. Now I […]
Read More drugstoreOne of my dear friends used to say, “when you’re going through hell, keep going,” but he’s dead now, so what does he know. I feel certain if there is any great place to be after death, he’s there, and he’s drunk most of the day. Another of my dear friends, her father died a […]
Read More LoveWhen we came out of the bar in Iowa City, there were still twenty people on the other side of the street. They were holding signs and chanting in front of the Old Capitol. We had had nice cocktails at an upstairs bar. We had participated in a round of applause for the bartender called […]
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