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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

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

Some Days it Really is Like This

Some Days it Really is Like This

Small things can still wonder. Gods don’t have that luxury. I don’t think it’d be all that fun to be a God.

Posted on September 5, 2021September 6, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction12 Minutes Read

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

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

A Long Way from Harbor Island

A Long Way from Harbor Island

Every time something major is poised to happen in my life, my wife, Caitlin, and I split for the coast. This is a deliberate action.

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction15 Minutes Read

May All Your Grapes Be Damn Sweet

May All Your Grapes Be Damn Sweet

I’m not one to believe in vague portents, but after living through a year as awful as 2020, I’m not really sure what to believe anymore.

Posted on January 11, 2021December 12, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction8 Minutes Read

Just Keep Living, Kid

Just Keep Living, Kid

There’s no telling how these things will play out, what his life will hold for him, because right now he’s just an idea, a bump in Caitlin’s stomach.

Posted on October 4, 2020October 5, 2020 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction10 Minutes Read

You Planted This Demon Inside Me

You Planted This Demon Inside Me

Notes on an irreverent pregnancy.

Posted on August 21, 2020August 22, 2020 by Andy MoonIn Essays & Fiction8 Minutes Read

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