SSC Weekend Words Prompt: “All My Children”

Continued from StoryStudio Chicago’s webzine Cooler By The Lake. “All My Baby Mommas” –Teaser– INT. Apartment in the South Side of Chicago – Night Jack sits on ratty couch, eating Cheetos, watching Comedy Central, laughing hysterically. Door bell rings. Grunting, struggling to get up, bits of food dropping off of him, Jack stumbles to intercom. [...]

SSC Weekend Words Prompt: “So This One Time, At BilBo’s Tavern”

This flash-fiction excerpt is continued from a blog post at StoryStudio Chicago’s “Cooler By the Lake” blog. “So This One Time, At BilBo’s Tavern” By: Michael J. Greenwald The Tuesday night shift at BillBo’s Tavern had been the reason I’d been hired as the new bartender; even though I walked-in that one Sunday morning carrying [...]

“Cooler By The Lake” Blog: “I’m Mad About…Jonathan Franzen – Doing Work”

Hello, loyal, Sleep Sunshine followers. My anxiously-awaited debut blog on StoryStudio Chicago’s “Cooler By the Lake” blog has landed! The weekly segment is called, “I’m Mad About…” and this week I discussed Jonathan Franzen’s use of language and syntax to elevate the art of his literature. I also discovered where Oprah and I share common [...]

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