A few stories have been told in this zine about zombies and smelly folk riding the buses, but don’t get the wrong idea. On most of my many bus rides, everyone else is deep into their cell phones, or looking out the window, or enjoying a bumpy nap. … [read more]
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Dhoom, and six more movies
Cannibal! The Musical (1993)
In the winter of 1874, Alfred Packer led a party of five across the then-wilds of Colorado, where they met bad weather, and he ended up eating them. … [read more]
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Mugwort pillow
Dean gets on my nerves sometimes — he’s too talky for a flatmate who’s not a friend — but my suspicion is that something’s organically wrong in his head. … [read more]
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The lady who folded herself
Riding the buses regularly, you start seeing the same faces on the same routes. There’s big black Bea, always in drag, usually smiling, sometimes perfectly put together, sometimes not so much. … [read more]
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Native Son, and six more movies
A Sound of Thunder (2005)
A pompous trillionaire (Ben Kingsley, under a very fake, very snowy white toupee) owns a company called Time Safari, which offers vacations way back when in history and prehistory — time travel, for anyone who can afford the hefty price tag. … [read more]
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My good deed for September
#194
Saturday,
Sept. 17, 2022At this week’s breakfast with my sister and mom, there were only two moments of annoyance. That’s fewer than usual.
The rest of the meal, we talked about different things, like I imagine a normal family would. … [read more]
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Spy Kids, and six more movies
Blue Collar (1978)
… [read more]“They pit the lifers against the new boy, the young against the old, the black against the white, and everything they do is to keep us in our place.”
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Going abstract
#193
Friday,
Sept. 16, 2022Waiting at a bus stop, an obviously homeless man approached. I carry fivespots for helping as I can, but my giving is mostly for the homeless who ask, and never for the ones who seem dangerous. … [read more]
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A day at the ball park
As a kid I was nothing but strikeouts at bat and errors in right field — couldn’t play the game at all, but I’ve always enjoyed watching baseball. … [read more]
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Going abstract
704 Terry Avenue
Seattle, WA
(Capitol Hill)Most art museums have permanent displays, paintings and sculptures and murals and etchings you can visit again and again, and also a section dedicated to whatever artist they’re currently spotlighting. … [read more]
