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Author: johnbrandall
John Randall is a writer living in Missouri. His interests include camping, running, walking, cutting and burning wood, messing around with magnets, foraging, and listening to podcasts, many of them about baseball.
You have no place in St. Louis, Tom Shayne Tom Shayne
There are certain things out there that everyone's gonna recognize, things that're gonna resonate with everybody. And, I think one that most people have in common is that they can't stand these Tom Shayne Diamond Business—Now You Have a Friend in the Diamond business commercials. They are the absolute worst.
There's an essay in this...
Now introducing…sandal socks!
So you can wear socks with your sandals. The sock has an indendation between the big toe and the fourth toe. So you can slide your sandal right on and still be wearing the sock. Prevents blisters; your feet from getting dirty; and people from having to look at your toes. Pack of three, $8.99
Woods
by Joseph Portera
Grass
by Joseph Portera
Personally? I blame the birds.
Last night was OK. The law school SBA had a $1k bar tab so I had about five free whiskey and cokes, although there was hardly any whiskey in them. The bar sucked. The music sucked. Mostly hip-hop. I was out there dancing on this little shitty dance floor (with a big TV projection screen … Continue reading Personally? I blame the birds.
Got searched, lost a lighter
A man speaking his secondlanguage said, "Gate B? Gate C?There is another checkpoint,with no waiting, presently."We shuffled 'cross the term'nal,winners to anoint.Whoa, where did this come from?A spiffy little joint.But I held back on trust,feared a finger at me point.The line—it's just not moving,riders with too much shit."Go ahead," says the guy afore me,"my shoes … Continue reading Got searched, lost a lighter
Hydroproprioception: An essay fragment
Having a memory of something, before it’s a memory. Not predilection, but being able to know what it is you will remember and recognizing something about your present condition, as if it were a memory. You have the sense that it will become a memory, one day, but it hasn’t become a memory yet, because … Continue reading Hydroproprioception: An essay fragment
I better bes Swprawlnn
John said, “I’ll get stoned and write. What better?” Jack said, “Get stoned and paint.” He then leaned over to take a rip from the GB. He was, once again, a full-timer. What did it mean? It meant he didn’t want to talk on the phone. Nothing new there, though. It meant his mouth felt … Continue reading I better bes Swprawlnn
WSJ #2
23" x 30"Acrylic, felt marker, felt pen, other inks, and pencil on newsprintJanuary & February 2006 by Jack Randallwith help fromR. L. Wisdom Jr.and Aron Potash
