Joe StalloneAn Immovable BeastI wake up every morning on my couch. My bed is covered with laundry in two piles: laundered and unlaundered. A bed means home–a luxury I…Sep 21Sep 21
Joe StalloneMurder On The Hallmark ExpressVisiting my mother in the west suburb of Saint Charles, I brought a bottle of Spanish wine with me–a Tempranillo. Her television is…Jun 13Jun 13
Joe StalloneLittle ArtistToday is an Artist Date day. Today I took my inner artist out on a date. I took my artist to downtown Oak Park.May 12May 12
Joe StalloneHungryThen Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.May 5May 5
Joe StalloneThe Fatted CalvesNick worked for headhunters. Dale, Gale, and Mitch Walenga — triplets — owned a boutique staffing company that provided muscle for…Nov 19, 2023Nov 19, 2023
Joe StallonePetition“It created me, and yet I can’t communicate with it. It must hear me though. It must know what’s happening to me.”Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
Joe StalloneMelancholy at a Barnes & Noble BookstoreMet up with a friend at one of the few remaining Barnes & Noble bookstores in the suburbs west of Chicago. A last bastion of printed…Sep 2, 2023Sep 2, 2023