by Erin MacNair | Aug 24, 2017 | The Baffling, Welcome
All Summer in a Day, by Rad Bradbury, is one of my favorite stories. Our second-grade teacher read it to us- she was an avid reader. She was also very strict, and perhaps she was giving us a warning about what the cost of being a little shit can truly be. We didn’t...
by Erin MacNair | Aug 10, 2017 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
The “Earthquake Preparedness” list has been sitting on the counter for quite some time. Years, maybe. Ages ago we did a half-assed job at chucking some cans in a plastic container…but we had things like thermal blankets and a few flashlights, etc. It didn’t seem...
by Erin MacNair | Jul 7, 2017 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
My dad had three rules for me, which he imparted on my fifteenth birthday. No Motorcycles. No LSD. And something else, which I must have already done, because I didn’t even clock that one going in. Right out the other ear. He told me about his various skids, mishaps,...
by Erin MacNair | Jun 16, 2017 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
I haven’t been writing the blog lately because the world has been getting me down. You too? Yeah, I thought so. I didn’t want to spread that around anymore than it already is spreading. Like when you step in dog crap and then get into somebody’s car. And then you all...
by Erin MacNair | May 18, 2017 | Random Bits, Welcome
Another musicians death on the news feed. They are always surprising, as the people you once held up as the champions of your own personal soundtrack go down. Leonard Cohen…ok, he had some health issues, but I think he let go just so he wouldn’t have to look at...
by Erin MacNair | Apr 16, 2017 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
When people come over to my place, I like to show them around. Take them for the ol’ walk through, show them where the facilities are, that kind of thing. “And this is our bedroom!” I say, closing the door. I just smile. No explanation. Or sometimes I say “It’s...
