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One Day in Danville

One Day in Danville

This once down-and-out mill town is now being called the “Comeback City.” It’s easy to see why.

Posted on March 1, 2023March 4, 2023 by Mike SchoeffelIn places19 Minutes Read

On the Road Again

On the Road Again

Eight years ago, I left my home in Virginia for a temporary life in Texas. This is the unabridged story of that 1,300-mile trip.

Posted on February 5, 2023February 7, 2023 by Mike SchoeffelIn Experiences17 Minutes Read

Post-Yuletide Blues

Post-Yuletide Blues

I didn’t know what to do the day after Christmas. So I stayed in my pajamas until 11 a.m.

Posted on January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction4 Minutes Read

Third Annual Mikeys

Third Annual Mikeys

The editor’s favorite art consumed in 2022.

Posted on January 3, 2023January 4, 2023 by Mike SchoeffelIn Culture13 Minutes Read

Fiction: “Now Walt”

Fiction: “Now Walt”

It’s terrible, Walt thought, the way humans chew up the world wherever they go. Gnashing through the Earth like one big chomping mouth.

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction6 Minutes Read

Fiction: ‘In the Middle of All This’

Fiction: ‘In the Middle of All This’

A man named Rabbit who’s missing a pinky finger wakes up in his garage apartment in West Texas.

Posted on November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction32 Minutes Read

Feral Gatos in the Alleyways

Feral Gatos in the Alleyways

Isla Mujeres is beautiful in the way that many places in Mexico are beautiful: naturally stunning, but gritty. Like a gorgeous woman who’s smoked too many cigarettes.

Posted on October 30, 2022November 19, 2022 by Mike SchoeffelIn places14 Minutes Read

The Final Peanut: Disjointed Notes from a Florida Vacation

The Final Peanut: Disjointed Notes from a Florida Vacation

I drummed up a little contest for the two adults in the car. I grabbed a tin of Mr. Planters cocktail peanuts from the passenger seat. Placed a single nut in my mouth.

Posted on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 by Mike SchoeffelIn places24 Minutes Read

Fiction: ‘Familiar Burdens’

Fiction: ‘Familiar Burdens’

And all of a sudden my dead grandpa and I were walking side-by-side down a desert highway.

Posted on February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction5 Minutes Read

Second Annual Mikeys

Second Annual Mikeys

The best music and literature consumed by Ourland’s editor over the past year.

Posted on January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 by Mike SchoeffelIn Culture12 Minutes Read

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