January 12, 2016
by Geoff Shannon
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“This is where I’ve known people since I was a child. This is an enormous asset. I can’t imagine living without this asset, of being friends with people I went to the first grade with. And we’ve stayed in … Continue reading
August 31, 2015
by Geoff Shannon
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(Last in a three-part series. Read parts one and two). “Shallow water, oh mama” – Mardi Gras Indian traditional The Tuesday after Katrina, we were stuck in a Houston motel, lost as to what to do next. We were worried … Continue reading
August 26, 2015
by Geoff Shannon
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(part 2 in a three-part series. Read part one here.) “We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars . . . everybody knows … Continue reading
August 24, 2015
by Geoff Shannon
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(Part one in a three-part series on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina) I heard they cleaned up that wreck outside Slidell just before the dawn I heard five people got murdered by a drunk woman talking on her cellphone … Continue reading
July 26, 2015
by Geoff Shannon
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The rat unleashed a horrible scream, and her skin bubbled up with goosebumps. The stupid rodent wedged itself into her backyard fence, its legs still stuck in a spring trap she had set underneath her back stairs, and its torso … Continue reading
January 21, 2015
by Geoff Shannon
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MSA Archives Wednesday, Jan. 21 was inauguration day here in Maryland, and newly-elected Gov. Larry Hogan (R) assumed office at the state house in Annapolis. More importantly, Maryland swore in it’s new Lt. Governor, one of the least important political … Continue reading
January 11, 2015
by Geoff Shannon
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i Women in fur coats hustle past stacks of dead pines. Christmas cadavers. ii A pitcher is worth 16 thousand dollars, when sold from truck garages. iii 8th Avenue reeks of spruce and marijuana. Cold breath? Cannabis. iv Dead gorilla … Continue reading
September 12, 2014
by Geoff Shannon
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I ordered two Manhattans, both served on the rocks. One for myself, one for Sam. The bartender at Club Charles poured the drinks into water glasses. They were stiff. The bitters, bourbon and vermouth blended together pleasantly.
September 12, 2014
by Geoff Shannon
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RIP Devin Cook pic.twitter.com/Td811SFGcB — Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) August 3, 2014 There are rough weeks, and there are Baltimore rough weeks. It’s different.
March 4, 2014
by Geoff Shannon
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The Japanese girl didn’t speak English, but I kept talking to her, hoping the time would pass. We were sitting at a picnic table inside Igor’s, a bar located on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. I drank there often. … Continue reading