Jun 27, 2021Father of CrowdsNews From The Next Stage — Issue N010 At the Airport I’m still at the airport. I had just met my friend Nolan during his stopover. I’m daydreaming. Staring into space while I’m still thinking about the conversation we just had. A family walks in. Mother, father, teenage daughter. They sit down in the nook next to mine. …Future8 min readFuture8 min read
Jun 13, 2021What You Should Know About The Bots In Your VaccineNews From The Next Stage — Issue N009 — Meet Nolan The year 2015 had been an odd year for Nolan Archibald Bullock. To say that his life changed after he discovered the truth about his brain would be a gross understatement. Nolan and I first met in late 2013. We both had just moved into our new homes…News7 min readNews7 min read
May 30, 2021How To Gift DelightSunday Stories From The Next Stage — Issue N008 In Theory Here’s one thing you don’t know about me: I’m an expert gift giver. Have you heard them say giving gifts is an art? I say they’re full of shit. The only reason they say this is because that’s the type of…Gift Guide12 min readGift Guide12 min read
May 16, 2021The XXX FilesSunday Stories From The Next Stage — Issue N007 John One This goes back a few years. When I was still trying to make sense of it. When I still cared. I used to care you know. Now I don’t anymore. I’m just curious. I went down the whole damn…Generation X10 min readGeneration X10 min read
May 2, 2021The Spirit of Connection10-Minute Sunday Stories For Growing Men, Issue N006 Victor Victor picks up. I can see black and grey pixels wrestling as they’re trying to construct his face on my dark screen. His visage takes a moment to come into focus. Orange, yellow, and cream-colored dots enter the scene. A street light from above makes his face look like a…Short Story12 min readShort Story12 min read
Apr 18, 2021Good Ham10-Minute Sunday Stories For Growing Men, Issue N005 — How I noticed You might not have noticed. I have. It can be hard to see. But it’s important. I’m going to let you know. Because most people don’t know. They don’t care. And that’s where the problem starts. Let me begin at the bottom. It’s not quite the bottom per se. Not…Generation X10 min readGeneration X10 min read
Apr 4, 2021I’m Not Yelling10-Minute Sunday Stories For Growing Men, Issue N004 — Opening Charade Here she comes. This is so easy to spot. Very unsuspicious and whatnot. Not. She knows she’s doing this. Of course, she does. And she knows I can see it. I’m not watching. Not looking, that’s what I mean. But I can see her out of the corner of my…Men7 min readMen7 min read
Mar 21, 2021Unnoticeability10-Minute Sunday Stories For Growing Men, Issue N003 — Cock Talk “Have you seen Tom?” We are a few drinks in. Ryan is staring right through his beer. Raising one eyebrow, absent-minded poking his tongue against his cheek. “Have you seen him lately?” he asks again. This is our table at ‘Ye Olde Cock’, a tavern from the old continent. Marty’s…Men8 min readMen8 min read
Mar 7, 2021Of This Moment10-Minute Sunday Stories For Growing Men, Issue N002 — At This Moment 10:01 a.m. The first rays are starting to pierce the fresh day on this side of town. They seem impatient. It’s almost spring. I’m watching the sun come around the top of the tall birch trees across the street. I squint. I close one eye. The warm beams slowly trace…Men7 min readMen7 min read
Feb 22, 2021You Wouldn’t Know, But I Love You10-Minute Sunday Stories For Growing Men, Issue N001 — She Said, Me Said “How was their vacation?” my wife asks. I sigh. On the inside. Concealed. Undetectable. “I don’t know.” “They just spent two months in Mexico.” “I know.” “How did you not talk about that?” I met Adam for coffee. He ordered a large Americano, I had a double Espresso. I said…Midlife Crisis8 min readMidlife Crisis8 min read
