12 Nov 2014

Eavesdropping in the Pfister

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I am sitting in Blu by myself so that no one will distract me as I eavesdrop in on the conversations. Some old ladies are giggling about martinis. An old man is taking all the plush chairs away from my table to build a nest for all his companions. One of them asks, decease “How […]

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21 Jul 2014

Come Here You Big Lug

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One suited man sees another suited man. “Come here you big lug.”  Exclaims the other man, decease “What do you mean ‘a big lug?!’” The two of them proceed to do the manly anti-hug where they grab each other’s arms and smack each other on the back. The smack is so loud it echoes in […]

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31 May 2014

25 Pedestrians of Milwaukee on a Friday at 4:30p.m.

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25 Pedestrians of Milwaukee on a Friday at 4:30p.m.

On the twenty-third floor I go to the windows to learn about the pedestrians of Milwaukee. A man is just off work from a job where they blast air conditioning, sick see his long sleeves? This man is free now but carries the burden of his day and his backpack as he wonders what lies […]

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9 May 2012

People Watching

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I feel enchanted tonight.  Maybe it’s the night air, the saucy décor of Blu, the nighttime glitter of city lights or, maybe, it’s my first Narrator assignment.  Yes, let’s go with that last one. Excited, I take a seat at the bar and begin to survey the room.  This, I’m good at.  I wouldn’t  say […]

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