Mike BlackwellPUZZLE / SOLUTIONDon, asleep in the small kitchen chair across from my bed, a displaced pile of clean laundry sitting beside him, his head leaning against…Jul 11, 2019Jul 11, 2019
Mike BlackwellInside of Every Object Lives a World; Inside of Every World Lives One Object: Three Short Tales…I took my monster buddy to the movie theatre.Dec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018
Mike BlackwellFootball Ruined My LifeI was young, once. At one time, I was seven years old. I saw ice hockey on television. I didn’t realize, at the time, that other people…Aug 2, 2018Aug 2, 2018
Mike BlackwellScreaming About the Games We PlayI wrote this essay almost exactly two years ago. It was supposed to be the second in a series of essays about my relationship with sports…Jul 18, 2018Jul 18, 2018
Mike BlackwellA Time In Tokyo, or Hold On To That Right ThingI wrote this essay in November, 2015, two months into my six-month stay in Japan. My original title for this essay was:May 1, 2018May 1, 2018
Mike BlackwellA Confused Fish Eats A Dog, and A Bloody Fish Sees A CatI wrote this essay on October 9th, 2016. It is almost two years old. Wow..it is older than I thought it was.Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Mike BlackwellOH DO NOT WORRY; I WILL APPRECIATE YOU MUCH MUCH LATERThe following is a piece of short fiction. It was written on July 11th, 2016.Oct 11, 2017Oct 11, 2017
Mike BlackwellI’m Home: Oh Wait, What’s a Home, or, An Apple Tea To Go, PleaseI wrote this essay eighteen months ago. It’s about trying to re-capture a life you tried to throw away. It’s about what follows a last…Sep 11, 2017Sep 11, 2017
Mike BlackwellFour Hot DogsToday, I have four hot dogs to tell you about. I ate three of them in Japan. I ate one of them back on Earth. These hot dogs are four of…Jul 15, 2017Jul 15, 2017