I just recently discovered The Dead South, though they’ve been around more than a decade. They are what I guess qualifies as a bluegrass band, featuring banjo, mandolin, guitar, and cello (often played as a bass). I can safely say I’ve never heard anything like them before. The uniqueness of their sound blew me away … Continue reading The Dead South
Author: Heath Fogelman
Just a guy with ideas the world might find interesting.
Square Mattresses
It would only change the dimensions a bit (a king is almost a square as it is), but would allow 90° rotation (instead of only 180°), to spread the wear more evenly and theoretically extend the life of the mattress. Plus, it would open up all new lines of sheet and blanket sizes, for great … Continue reading Square Mattresses
Sally Rook Writes a Book
Author's Note: Are there any illustrators out there? Because all this one needs to become an elementary school classroom staple is a good illustrator to bring it to life. If you're out there, hit me up. Hi, my name’s Sally Rook. I’m six years old. Every night when I go to bed, my Daddy … Continue reading Sally Rook Writes a Book
More Narnia Books
The world needs more Narnia books, and there are SO many stories to tell, among them: --The years of the Pevensie's reign --The giant wars from those years --The mer-people of Narnia, and those of the Eastern seas --The underworld of Bism --Reepicheep's adventures in Aslan's country --Stories of the Star folk --The rise to … Continue reading More Narnia Books
A Christmas Fable
Author's Note: This one I wrote in middle school. We must have been studying fables, and our assignment was to write a story that followed three rules: it had to be about animals, it had to be about the holidays, and it had to have a moral. I rankles me to this day that the … Continue reading A Christmas Fable
Gourmet Dessert Pizza
The cookie pizza should evolve past just the big chocolate chip cookie. Create a restaurant that creates custom cookie pizzas with your chosen ingredients: --Cookie crust flavor (chocolate chip, peanut butter, sugar, pumpkin spice during the holidays, etc.) --Toppings (chocolate chips, candy bits, nuts, pretzels, etc.) --Topper (drizzle of chocolate, caramel, marshmallow cream and/or dusting … Continue reading Gourmet Dessert Pizza
Charlie Dach
Author's Note: There has to be a better name for this story than the one above, but I'm almost as bad at naming stories as I am at naming characters. Needless to say, I'm open to suggestions. Charlie Dach stood atop a jagged, juvenile mountain at the base of the last tree within the … Continue reading Charlie Dach
Phoebe’s Story
How did we never get a show about the earlier life of Phoebe from Friends? She had by far the most interesting life of any of the friends. And there are a so many established stories and plotlines that she hinted at during the run of Friends that would be great to see fully fleshed … Continue reading Phoebe’s Story
Born Again
Author's note: This one is perhaps too subtle. As it is, I think import of the Creator's terrible work is probably too easily missed. But I think explaining it might diminish the impact for those who get it. Let me know what you think. The forest was ablaze with the green fire of spring. Everywhere … Continue reading Born Again
Changing Our Stories
Listening to Blink by Malcolm Gladwell on Audible, he articulated something I’ve been thinking about recently: “We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem,” Gladwell said. “We’re a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don’t really have an explanation for.” This is obviously problematic for a lot of reasons, because … Continue reading Changing Our Stories
Heath Fogelman, author 