Author: Michael

Gym Rat

The Hound struggled through his second set on the incline bench press machine. He appreciated the assistance that resistance training with machines provided when compared to his normal bodyweight exercises. The bodyweight...

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Ecotone – Second Take

It was an unseasonably pleasant mid-August morning of 1999 in Bowling Green, Ohio. The humidity was barely noticeable, the sun bright, and the mosquitos surprisingly absent. Good graduation weather, particularly when your cap...

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Ecotone – First Take

The maternal wing of my family arrived in Bowling Green, Ohio five days prior. We’d had hot wings at Fricker’s, a few quick lunches at Frisch’s Big Boy, a quasi-classy meal at Easy Street Café, and a couple of pizzas from...

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Her

Her life was marred by betrayal, pain, and misery. Whether by happenstance or design, she sowed these malignant seeds around her family tree. She was a mighty and bellicose segment of the trunk. The roots became infected and...

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like home

I love my people.Whether they be laughing, crying, performing, breathing, healing, dealing, evolving, mourning, praying, nearly collapsing upon said casket, popping gum over the casket of a deceased person, or rocking a purple...

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