Tale of the Fox – Page 6 – Foxy Writer Chick

Missing In Action

November 12, 2018

Ya’ll got any more of them manners? Because we surely haven’t seen them around as late.

A lot of us have a bucket list or toy with the idea of one. Especially as we get older and realize the clock is ticking. But what about a list of those things you’ve already done, but now, realize you won’t ever do again? Some because you’ve wised up. Some because that ship has … More Ten Things I Won’t Do Again

Things You Can’t Say Without Being a Dick

October 8, 2018

I recently went to a viewing for a man who died while dining at chain restaurant named for a vegetable. He wasn’t sick. He wasn’t old. He appeared to be in good shape. Danny was a good guy–he left behind a college-aged son and, between he and his ex-wife, they did a hell of a … More Things You Can’t Say Without Being a Dick

The Dirt Diet

September 24, 2018

Kristopher is a tall, muscular, sharp-dressed man with great hair. At 22, the software engineer’s future is so bright he has to wear shades. In a smart tortoiseshell frame, of course. So early one morning last week, Kris stopped for coffee and bro-tein…er, protein at McDonald’s. It wasn’t quite dawn and the parking lot was … More The Dirt Diet

Shit vs. Stuff

September 10, 2018

One of Seinfeld’s shticks is on the subject of getting rid of stuff so you can acquire more stuff. It’s a perpetual dance, isn’t it? We buy. We bring stuff home. We realize we have ten pounds of crap in a two-pound bag and we have to purge to make room for our newest acquisitions.