Tag: Real Life

Shack Man – Family Ties

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter Twelve – Family Ties I’m on the phone with my sister. “…This is serious,” I said, trying to get her to hear me and focus. “Well, no shit, Elsa. He’s hit all the marks.” “What do you mean?” “Well, if we can’t see …

Shack Man – They Think, What?

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter Ten: They Think What? I could not possibly be more stupid in some ways. I get by okay. I have a key or two at my disposal, but by traditional standards there are huge gaps in my body of knowledge. I consider this my Mo…

Shack Man – Love Shack, Baby, Love Shack!

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter 9 – Love Shack, Baby, Love Shack! Friday came. By now, I could see, Shack Man was utterly competent. I put myself in his hands, entirely. Rather than a quick dinner and run out there, we took the the long scenic …

Shack Man- Meandering Pisces Mars

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter Seven – Meandering Pisces Mars I didn’t go out to the shack right away.  I was calm but, Kay, was anxious. “When are you going to see the shack?” “I don’t know. Whenever he takes me, I guess.” “I hope it’s soon. …

Shack Man – The Plan

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter Six – The Plan He laid out his plan for our first date. It was a pure fantasy. It was obvious I was in good hands and abundantly clear he’d been listening to me all along. I noted the information he gathered from…

Shack Man – What Happened Next

Catch up here – Shack Man Chapter Four – What Happened Next The calls kept coming, but the whole thing continued to have a hologram feel. I was both weary and stimulated by it. At times the conversation was intimate. No, not overtly sexual, but h…

Living Up To The Other Person’s Estimation

One of the reasons I’m posting stories lately is to recall a time when people interacted in ways that were fun, light, deep, and surprising. I feel this is real life, as opposed to the awful way people treat each other these days. I’m hopin…

Shack Man -“I Live In A Shack”

Chapter Three – “I Live In A Shack” Catch up here – Shack Man Shack starts calling me and it just drives me crazy. He literally drives me up a wall. He remains in hot HOT pursuit and I eventually imagine that he may be but it is…

Tales From Astrology Seminars

I started studying astrology with my sister, when I was eight years old. I was nearly thirty years old before I met another astrologer. This was because I’ve lived in the sticks most my life. But then I quit Frito Lay and moved to the city that h…

Chicago Italians

I started re-watching, “The Bear”. I know it’s a bunch of Italians, yelling, but I’m a yelling, Italian, and I really enjoy the show. I’ve been looking in my archives and came across this, which is about, Chicago Italians….