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Like a Dog in the Woods in the Nighttime

Like a Dog in the Woods in the Nighttime

When I was in my early 20s, I took a bus to New York City for no reason other than to do it.

Posted on June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn places9 Minutes Read

Movement is for the Living

Movement is for the Living

I could wake up tomorrow, walk into my front yard and be attacked by a rabid bobcat.

Posted on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction11 Minutes Read

Fiction Pick: ‘Yellow-Bellied Birds’

Fiction Pick: ‘Yellow-Bellied Birds’

Ask anyone about Bill and the first thing they’ll mention is his white t-shirt. It’s the only shirt he ever wore.

Posted on May 16, 2021May 17, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction7 Minutes Read

One Day in Fiumicino

One Day in Fiumicino

I spent my last night in Italy eating a DiGiorno pizza at a small table in a rustic cottage.

Posted on May 6, 2021December 12, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn places5 Minutes Read

Fiction Pick: ‘Bad Things in the Fog’

Fiction Pick: ‘Bad Things in the Fog’

I snapped myself out of the daydream, yet again befuddled as to why I was considering Hemingway.

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction17 Minutes Read

Music Fit for a Pandemic

Music Fit for a Pandemic

Claire Rousay has captured the moment by ‘enchanting the ordinary.’

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Culture, People4 Minutes Read

‘It All Feels Very Natural’

‘It All Feels Very Natural’

An endearingly quirky Nashville singer-songwriter gets back to basics on his latest EP, ‘sweet boy.’

Posted on March 20, 2021March 21, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Culture, People6 Minutes Read

Fiction Pick: ‘Stuck in Arizona with the Low Hope Blues Again’

Fiction Pick: ‘Stuck in Arizona with the Low Hope Blues Again’

The dream is always the same. I’m stuck in Mesa and it’s the last place I want to be.

Posted on March 7, 2021July 21, 2021 by Andy MoonIn Essays & Fiction16 Minutes Read

When Our Plane Lands

When Our Plane Lands

If not Italy or Holland, then where are we headed?

Posted on February 14, 2021February 15, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction8 Minutes Read

Chill, as in Chiller

Chill, as in Chiller

Wes Chiller’s sophomore EP is the chillest music ever recorded about raging wildfires.

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Culture, People5 Minutes Read

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