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24 Oct 2025 6 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Shaun excuses herself to pass out in one of the two bedrooms. Meanwhile Bob and Kristen continue pawing at each other on the couch. Theoretically one bed remains open, though it’s awfully difficult to imagine anything happening on this front, partic...
21 Oct 2025 15 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Arriving over at Jenna’s around noon on a weekday seems strange, as it always does — meaning not just here, but anytime I’m hanging out in anybody’s house during these circumstances. It still feels like skipping school or something, even though...
8 Oct 2025 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Although we all characterize Dylan’s coworkers as friendly, but somewhat boring and lame, it’s possible that we just haven’t met the right ones yet. Without question some of the stories he tells us about those who’ve yet to cross our paths mak...
3 Oct 2025 7 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
As it turns out, Dylan’s first theoretical date with Miranda doesn’t quite meet those precise parameters. On the contrary, she has invited him to come hang out over at her apartment. An intimate sounding proposal, made better in that she doesn...
30 Sep 2025 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
It’s amazing how a single comment can turn a night on its head, although that is by and large what happens here. Or at least, it’s an internally combustive turn, setting my mental gears in motion, although outwardly not that obvious. Shoniqua la...
28 Sep 2025 8 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
So the tropical outfits era is short lived, surprisingly far more so than even the cowboy epoch. We still believe in the viability of the props, though this view has shifted over time. Wearing them out of context clearly works far better. But yo...
28 Sep 2025 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
“Damn, dude, it looks like you’ve lost a bunch of weight,” Dylan observes, in the kitchen one evening, as I shuffle inside and flop into a chair. “What’s your secret?” “Mmm…let’s call it the Ramen And Overtime Diet,” I improvise with a laugh....
25 Sep 2025 7 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
With nothing else to do, Pete and I take the dregs of our beer to the next metal bench over, and join Dylan as he continues holding court. When he gets on these rolls, his gift for commanding center stage is truly a sight to behold — which mak...
23 Sep 2025 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
With the latest school semester beginning and even these late summer days only sporadically warm, it makes sense that we begin phasing out the whole beach bum superhero costumes. Time to get back down to business, perhaps. But when we are unexpected...
21 Sep 2025 9 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Seeking pointers on the whole black female experience, Dylan and I find ourselves at this somewhat posh hotel bar downtown, with Marvin, for happy hour. It's the Monday following her handoff of the digits, and my roommate was thinking it might make...
