Bear Stories

Bear Stories

On a recent drive through our neighborhood the wife and I spotted a big ole burly black bear.  For an Ursus americanus he wasn’t a bashful guy, which means he didn’t immediately bolt into the woods. He regaled us by running down the road in front of our car, his big butt lopping a hundred … Continue reading »

Shangri-La Trailer Park News

STP will be free Tuesday, May 29th through Saturday, June 2nd on Amazon.  Yes, that’s right, for a five-finger discount you can pick up a crazy summer read for your kindle or .Mobi compatible e-readers. Pick it up and you, like Maistoinna, may start calling the irritating people in your life Bison Anus. To my … Continue reading »

The Rights of Spring… Laying Down Fire

“There’s nothing like the smell of napalm in the morning…” It’s one of the most famous movie lines of all time.  Around my neighborhood the line would go:  “There’s nothing like the smell of smoke in the springtime, it’s the smell of  impending warm weather.” That’s  enough to get this hillbilly stirred up, especially after … Continue reading »

Is That What I Think It Is? The Barroom Chronicles… Episode 10

When the view starts seeming normal, you may have been in the asylum too long. If you haven’t been to our asylum but enjoy the shenanigans from afar, you may have already begun to accept them for not too far out of the ordinary. If you’re new here…  :laughs:  “Good luck!”  You see fair reader, … Continue reading »

Haunted Town

This week’s post could easily be part of The Barroom Chronicles, but I’ve decided to use it as the first post in a new series I’ll be featuring.  Like the title suggests, it’s about ghosts,  more accurately, it’s about the disproportionate number of ghosts in our humble Montana town. The subject is prickly for me, … Continue reading »

The Shithouse Poet Returns – The Men’s Room… The Barroom Chronicles… Episode 9

It was only a matter of time, you knew it was coming -  the yin to the  women’s room yang, or is it the yang to the yin? Who knows? All I know is that I can’t help  reading this stuff multiple times a day – no wonder I’m twisted.  Without further ado, allow me to reintroduce the shithouse poet … Continue reading »

The Petition… Episode 8 of The Barroom Chronicles

Did you ever have one of those days when you scratch your head and say: “What the F#$%?” In my part of the world, these days are, well, an everyday occasion. But sometimes I’m so amazed that I end up scratching both my head and my butt. This past Saturday was such a day, a perfect storm of … Continue reading »

The Parking Meter… The Barroom Chronicles, Episode 7

Even though I can’t remember the date, I’ll never forget the day. It marked the arrival of the most controversial conversation piece of my tenure. This object has been kidnapped more than Patty Hearst. It has been held ransom, it has been rescued, only to be kidnapped again. It’s been stowed away in a Tee-pee … Continue reading »

Radio Interview this Saturday Night

I’ll be invading Ashley Fontainne’s Blog Talk Radio program this coming Saturday Evening, April 14th at 7:30 Eastern, 5:30 Mountain. We’re planning to yap it up about Cemetery Street.  You can listen to the program live here.  Anybody that calls in at (914) 338-1414,  I’ll slip  an e-copy of Cemetery Street or Shangri-La Trailer Park.  … Continue reading »