When I was fifteen years old, I was determined to work as hard as I could and save up my money so I could buy my first car before turning sixteen. My Continue Reading
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The Walnut That Nearly Killed My Stick Shift
We own a 2017 Toyota Corolla iM. It's a good car. We've had it nine years and logged 119K miles on it. The Corolla has taken us all over the United Continue Reading
A Cop’s Guide to Brain Surgery
Editor's Note: Yes, we have to say this: the “medical advice” in this piece is satire. Do not attempt any of it, unless your long-term plan involves a Continue Reading
Midnight Knocks and a Hatchling in the Dirt
I’m scrambling for some semblance of literary excellence to bestow upon you, dear reader. I’m currently sitting in a motel room near Topsail Island, Continue Reading
When the Floor Starts to Crawl
There’s been something brewing just below the surface for quite a while. If I had to guess, I’d say it started around four years ago. It started Continue Reading
A UK Intel Operative, a Russian Woman, and the Sickest I’ve Ever Been
“Look, Randy,” I explained as we walked into our makeshift command center in Balad, Iraq, “we’ve never integrated foreign partners—even the UK—into Continue Reading
Protecting the Flock… Bama Style
I ran across a pretty objectionable older woman at the Target. Very well dressed, hair perfectly coiffed, nose literally up in the air. She was one of Continue Reading
The Difference Between a Soldier… and a Real Soldier
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on June 18, 2020, as "Pepper Balls." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
God! This Tastes Like a Night of Bad Decisions!
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on September 22, 2017, as "Smoothies." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
Blame the White Guy
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on February 28, 2018. It is republished here with the author’s permission. We got lost. I Continue Reading
Why a Bachelor’s Life is No Life for a Single Man
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on May 21, 2017 as "Travel Trailer." It is republished here with the author’s permission. "A Continue Reading
The Bataan Memorial Death March: “I Need More Cowbell”…and My Car
by Captain Kate Nelson This is my story and as a proud member of the U.S. Army I feel contractually obligated to begin my story with, “No shit, there Continue Reading