In which your hack narrator attempts his “barbershop” entry
“What ever happened to wantin’ to be a shoe shine boy?” Doc, the barber, wondered aloud. “I been tryin’ to get one’m in here for more’n a year, now.” He pressed his hands to the side of my head and gently tipped my head [...]

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A younger version of me once thought that the Great Salt Lake seemed fascinating. Learning about it in school, we were told of its great buoyant properties. One could literally lie atop the water and never sink, we were told. By extension, I think many of our 6 year old brains even began to ponder [...]

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My tuxedo was a little tight through the seat and thighs, as many are when you’re me, but otherwise, I didn’t look to bad for wearing a rented monkey suit.
I had buddied up with a ratty-looking friend of the groom. His goatee and hair were a few weeks in with no trimming, but [...]

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