Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, passes along the word that the keeper is seeking help with interpreting a dream that put a confusing spin on the last hour of his sleep: He is in downtown Chicago with two dogs which he is to deliver to a theatre director for …
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Kickass and Dreams
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, listens as the keeper lists a new area of complaint, that being the mysterious process by which dream subjects are selected and then produced. One might think with all the raw material the keeper has amassed he would not be plagued with a repeated …
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Dialogues on the Monsters Among Us: Are We Not Men?
Attribution: Vinnytsia , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis C., Paul C., and Geoff Carter Hey bots, I was flipping around on the TV the other night and happened upon Ordinary Men, a World War II documentary on Netflix. I usually don’t get to watch these …
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Drifting Away
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter Lately, my wife and I have gotten in the habit of letting the TV lull us to sleep. We sit on the couch, mesmerized, almost stoned by the monotony of late-night television, until we finally start dozing off. I’ll make my way up to bed about eleven o’clock, …
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Dialogues on Hearts and Minds: Letters from the Real Me
Los Paseos from Earth, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis Curley, and Geoff Carter ‘bothood: Yet another selfless, I read it—you don’t have to distillation from yours truly. Sunday Times had a short but exhaustive analysis of Tucker Carlson’s descent into pure toxicity (white supremacy defense …
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Dialogues on Free Market Speech: Letters to the Editors
Photo by Gian Cescon on Unsplash Featuring the Fabulous Dadbots: Mark M., Dave S., Mark O., Dennis Curley, and Geoff Carter Kara, Elon, and the Donald ….in that order. This may not stick with you, but I’ve just recently discovered Kara Swisher “On Tech” columnist for the Times. Usually a weekly or bi-weekly column, she’s had …
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Highlights of The Pen in Hand Blog Graphics: The Neal Wiseman Gallery
Art by Neal Wiseman (and friend) Good friend of The Pen in Hand Dr. Neal Wiseman has forwarded some of his more winsome works by him and Marcy for all of us to enjoy.