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Chad Christensen
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Mar 6, 2017

Happy politics, Bob Saget, and the dead fish eyes of Rachel Ray

It’s getting hard out here, lord. I feel like Bill Murray in the movie “Groundhog Day,” where every morning when I wake up, I’m forced to deal with some goofy rodent with orange hair crawling out of his hole to tell me it’s gonna be gray & crappy for the…

Gonzo

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Happy politics, Bob Saget, and the dead fish eyes of Rachel Ray
Happy politics, Bob Saget, and the dead fish eyes of Rachel Ray
Gonzo

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Feb 14, 2017

The KKK took my baby away

Well, this Friday we get to see the host of “The Apprentice” be crowned in Washington, D.C. There’s that. I’ve been trying to scrape that goofy image from my skull but I know a lot of people out there in red hats are priming up for the grand coronation of…

Opinion

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The KKK took my baby away
The KKK took my baby away
Opinion

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Nov 20, 2016

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking

The neighbor boy had come over to see my stepson, and he was gibbering on as usual. And it was fast. Very fast. It was actually a strain to keep up with what he had to say. He’s a video game connoisseur, movie guru, and an avid Matchbox car collector…

Halloween

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Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
Halloween

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Sep 30, 2016

Bad music and the country sensibility

There’s a guy in the pub, and when you shake his hand, he holds it for a long time. And he talks — a lot. And he does it as he holds you captive. But the good thing is, I like what he has to say. It’s real and it’s…

Fiction

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Bad music and the country sensibility
Bad music and the country sensibility
Fiction

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Sep 11, 2016

Let’s wrestle: a dirty political love story with dinosaurs

It was Labor Day weekend, and I did like many Americans — I tried not to labor. I sat on my back deck in the shade with a cocktail and tried to tune everything out. Occasionally, when I found the strength, I’d pick up a walnut off the ground and…

Writing

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Writing

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Chad Christensen

Chad Christensen

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He writes a column for The Big Smoke called “Boy With Shovel.”

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