I did something crazy last night. Something I’ve never done before. I bought a girl a drink. My friend Ryan and I ended up at the Starline. It’s the closest thing Fresno has to a big city little music venue. It’s all ages (over 21 gets a wristband for alcohol), and showcases mainly local bands [...]
This is Conlan
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This is Tom
I was tired of exchanges like this at Starbucks: “Large, unsweetened, black iced tea, please.” “Can I get your name?” “Conlan.” “Conley?” “Conlan.” “Conland?” “Conlan.” “How do you spell that?” So, a few months ago the question came again. As I began to form the hard ‘C’ in the back of my throat—dreading the inevitable [...]
Goodbye, Good Job
If you truly loved me, you would already know that exactly one month and a few days ago, I quit my lucrative job as an employed person to embark (pun intended… because that’s the name of the place I worked, see?) on a new life as a hobo clown (or similar). The following is the [...]
The Complete History of the Con, Part 4: Too Soon
With each chugga-chugga of the train, all the pain of the past drifted further into the distance. The soothing, honking chords of The Other Guy’s harmonica echoed the train whistle, as city gave way to desert. The sun was soon nipping at our tail. “Do you ever think,” The Other Guy asked, “about things?” “Not [...]