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My Final Time

Dictated using JustPressRecord on iPad (in bed) Let me get this down. It’s 2:34 in the morning and I would prefer to just go back to sleep after a somehow very satisfying though awful dream, but I’m waking myself up enough to dictate this. I’m in

The Skater

I was on a business trip in a foreign, icy land with my development team. Our manager, Steve, was with us—Steve Blackamore, that micro-managing, frustrating boss from my last job. We’ve had days of back-to-back seminars. At every break, Steve has asked if I’d

Rob and Tom Running

What an exciting dream. My best friend and his wife running a small commune for actors in the middle of New York City. Operating out of a sprawling house on a piece of land that would be small in the suburbs or country, but is large here. People coming and

The Nightime House Inspectors

This version taken from Jack and Ray. Dear Rob—Last night I had an adventure dream featuring you and me and your two friends, Alex and George. In the first part, it was just you and I. We had decided to reprise a favorite activity of our teenage years: breaking

Old Bill Miller

In last night’s dream I had started a new job at The Missourian, at my present age, more or less—returning to my first real job. Back where I started after a life in the outside world. The Missourian was now a large company employing a whole new generation

Community Flocks to Pier

A hymn to the delights of Canarsie Pier, a sunny little public spot at the edge of Jamaica Bay, attractive to fisherman, picnickers, bicyclists, lovers, and more.

The Race for a Photo

Train derailment, cross-country trek to get photos, competition in the newsroom

Fake Grenade on a Pleasant Day

Here we have a straight-news story about an incident that is ultimately a big to-do over nothing, but (someone has to say it) full of charm. There’s a warm appreciation for the police officers. There are colorful, surprisingly candid quotations. There’s a pleasing blend of journalistic

Merely a Pack of Wild Dogs

Dog pack has residents living in fear. Authorities apparently couldn’t care less, giving a combination of stock advice and bad advice.