By Dan Sverdlin After boarding my United flight to Milwaukee. I requested help from an attendant, “Would you please put my guitar in a the back closet at the rear of the fuselage?” She copped an attitude, “It will have to go down in baggage if it can’t fit under your seat.” […]
THROWBACK THURSDAY–Uncle Bill Saves the World Read More »
Fiction By Zac King It happened in Medina Ohio, sometime in the not-so-distant Future: It’s 2045 and motorcycles on freeways have been outlawed. Self-driving vehicles are the only forms of transportation allowed on major freeways in the United States. I am on a mission; I’m going to ride across American freeways on a motorcycle. That’s
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Bandit stepped through the cadre of Green and kicked in the stern sloop hatch and jumped down the stairs to the galley below. He could never understand why galleys were designed at the rear of sailboat salons where folks stepped inside with dirty, sandy or wet feet or shoes. The small area smelled of sweat
Cantina Episode 74–The Twisted Nipple Read More »
It was just another innocent Saturday afternoon in the Cantina Parking lot. One of the cute waitresses, Tina, suggested a swap meet to drive more traffic to the Cantina on the weekends. On a cool October weekend the sky was brilliant blue with just enough billowing clouds to hold any remaining summer heat at bay.
Cantina Episode 73–Based on a True Story Read More »
Marko fished off the dock under the Vincent Thomas Bridge. It spanned the wide channel between San Pedro and Terminal Island, which once housed the Long Beach Naval Base and still was home to the Terminal Island Federal Prison. Bandit sat on a rusting galvanized bucket and tossed a line in the briny water. “Just
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As the summer sun glistened on the harbor, the warmth and clear days brought out additional Cantina customers. San Pedro city fathers cut a deal with the Los Angeles Harbor commissioners and the city of LA to allow the USS IOWA, a refurbished WWII battleship, to be permanently moored against nearby docks. Another draw to
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A lull hung over the Cantina starting in March. Maybe it was the calm before the summer storm. Folks came and departed like clockwork, as if on tranquil drugs. They drank their booze, ate nachos and shrimp enchiladas, and paid their tabs. No drama. No kidnapped women or unusual sex on the docks or in
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The air was crisp that early spring morning, but the sun was shining brightly and heralding a fine day for riding. The promise of clear skies made it easier to don the leathers and head out with no particular destination in mind. I chose the life of the nomad years ago, so an-other day in
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