Things will never be the same — Albuquerque, NM — A stunning development occurred in the lives of millions of couples last week as a local husband found something for which his wife sent him looking. Nick Holton was sent into the garage for the thing — an important piece of entertainment paraphernalia — and he found…

This sobriety is making me thirsty. Updated 01/23 — Welcome to my weird little world. I don’t like talking about myself. Unless I’m crafting a detailed, vulnerable creative nonfiction story from my life, where I’ll pour out my soul to you. Then it’s okay. My name really is Christopher Robin. My mother tells me I was named after two…

Sex cults, massage parlors, Z-list models — Here’s what AI thinks is a beautiful girl. Do I have your attention? After editing for several publications over the last few years, many trends have appeared before my very average eyes. News Flash: The stories that do well are the ones that talk about sex or death or addiction…

Dystopian stories are the deep cuts — When the world is falling apart around us, people show their true colors. They show us what they’re made of. They show us what their true nature is. I’ve always been fascinated with dystopian stories, if only because the things people do when society collapses on itself are mighty interesting…

I’m grateful and resentful at the same time — Late at night, in his darkened hospital room, my grandfather said to me, “Friend, I’m not ready to go to heaven.” He had called me Friend from the moment I was born. This was one of the funny little eccentricities that made him special. I chuckled. He was known to…

Look Kristi, a colon! — It was a glorious Saturday morning in May. I had gotten up early to load the bike rack and tighten all the things that needed tightening. We packed food, drinks, first-aid kits, and even toiletries for those on-trail emergencies. I had used my backpacking experience to prepare for the journey…

Is one better than the other? — Just when you think you’ve found a creative outlet that you really enjoy, technology comes along to try and ruin the party. I’m not some old curmudgeon — not that there’s anything wrong with that. But how different is the experience between making art by hand and making art by…

It’s personal and awesome and you won’t get sued — I’ve been hearing lots of scuttlebutt these days about the dangers of using illegal images in our stories. While I think a lot of this is alarmist and panicky because that’s what people do, there’s an element of truth to it. But, the way I see it, there is an…