Author's Note: Man, there is so much of my life in this story that it was hard to read again after the 20 or so years since that difficult time for me. And it's obviously just the beginning of a much bigger story. But I think it's a pretty good beginning. It was the end … Continue reading Red-Handed
Author: Heath Fogelman
Just a guy with ideas the world might find interesting.
The Championship Channel
One channel to watch them all. A TV network that shows current sports championships across all sports first and foremost: football, baseball, basketball, hockey, tennis, boxing, MMA, golf, volleyball, car racing, and so on. Only the championship rounds/games/matches (quarter-, semi-, and finals). No regular season. No early rounds. Just the best if the best vying … Continue reading The Championship Channel
The Ultimate Freedom
Authors' Note: To know your fate without a doubt would be a powerful and liberating thing. When you know for certain what lies ahead for you, your worries and obligations no longer have any power over you. It's a blissful state of being, even if it only lasts for a few long seconds. “Skydiving is … Continue reading The Ultimate Freedom
Fixing the Supreme Court
The ongoing problems with the Supreme Court can be largely mitigated with a combination of two ideas: one that is long overdue for every political position, whether elected or appointed; and one that is largely seen as more radical, but is necessary in this case. The first idea is that the Justices must have term … Continue reading Fixing the Supreme Court
California Dreamin’ by The Beach Boys
It only took 35 years for me to hear The Beach Boys version of “California Dreamin’” for the first time -- and to be absolutely blown away by it. I never thought I’d be able to say anyone could top The Mamas and the Papas’ version, but The Beach Boys did it. The way they … Continue reading California Dreamin’ by The Beach Boys
Stacy’s Dressed Pita Chips
Stacy's Pita Chips (naked style) covered in chocolate, caramel, white chocolate, peanut butter, and combinations thereof. Crunchy, salty, sweet, delicious!
The Borrower
Author's Note: I would jump at the chance to be immortal. But there is a price to pay for everything, of course -- even if you aren't the one who has to pay it. Two hundred thirty-two years was a long time to live, anyone could tell you that. The teller would have no … Continue reading The Borrower
Not Betty White (a haiku)
Author's Note: I don't generally use profanity in my writing, especially in the more refined genre of poetry. It's usually not necessary, and often lazy. But sometimes the right word is the curse word. No, not Betty White! God-damned twenty twenty-one: Fuck you twelve trillion.
UFO Abduction Survivors Are the Rejects
It only just occurred to me recently that all those people who have claimed to have been abducted by aliens then returned to Earth again are the ones the aliens didn’t want to keep. They are the fish that the aliens threw back for not meeting whatever standards they aliens have for keeping their catch. … Continue reading UFO Abduction Survivors Are the Rejects
The Termination
Author's Note: I often wonder about how much better the world might be without certain plagues that afflict it. This story is about the eradication of the worst of them. The scientist that took the podium looked, at first glance, more like a center linebacker for the Samoan National Football Team than a man … Continue reading The Termination
Heath Fogelman, author 