Mel O'BrieninCool My LarderBest Practice: The Black CakeChristmas is gone. One nine-inch black cake (round) traveled on my lap from Illinois to Ohio. After a short tenure at my parent’s…Jan 21, 2020Jan 21, 2020
Mel O'BrieninCool My LarderThe Good SonA festive Halloween blizzard. Citizens rush home to their households and hubbies, their wives, their straight husbands and straight wives…Nov 8, 2019Nov 8, 2019
Mel O'BrieninThe Goldenest House2–2–2–2: Toast ChristThe bulk of the drive from my hometown in Ohio and my new home in Chicago is split between two radio stations: a contemporary hard rock…Feb 17, 20181Feb 17, 20181
Mel O'BrienPurely Medical Advice“You know your acid Willie,” Miss Lucia would always say, “You know your acid.”Apr 18, 2016Apr 18, 2016
Mel O'Brienhigh school tastes in musicI first saw Experiments in the Revival of Organisms in a music video clipApr 18, 2016Apr 18, 2016
Mel O'BrienThesis Assignment 1Guilt: White worms shrivel at the bottom of the bag. The sprout looks fine above the soil but the underside is a bulbous, clotting thing…Apr 18, 2016Apr 18, 2016
