I was just trying to get across 7th Street without messing up my knee again. Had my little knee scooter, the kind with the one wheel in front, you know? I was…
THE DOG WOULDN’T LET THE PARAMEDICS TAKE ME WITHOUT HIM
I passed out in front of the laundromat. One second I was folding towels, the next I woke up on the concrete with people crowding around, someone yelling my name. My chest…
SOMEONE SNAPPED A PHOTO OF US—AND NOW MY JOB MIGHT BE ON THE LINE
It was supposed to be a quick lunch. I had just gotten off a long shift, still in uniform, and picked up my daughter, Zariah, from daycare. She’s five, and obsessed with…
Kid Rock Throws A Fit & Storms Off Stage
Kid Rock’s latest meltdown unfolded at Jon Bon Jovi’s Nashville bar, where he stormed off stage mid-performance, furious over what he perceived as a lackluster audience response. The 54-year-old American Bad Ass singer made…
ST2. HEARTS Break for ‘PAWN STAR’ Star Rick Harrison s3
Fans of the hit reality television show Pawn Stars are reeling with sadness following recent news about the Harrison family. Rick Harrison, the star and co-owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in…
MY BOSS FIRED ME FOR BEING ‘TOO OLD’—THEN I EXPOSED HIS AFFAIR TO HIS WIFE AND WATCHED HIM LOSE EVERYTHING
Twenty years of loyalty, and Greg didn’t even bother lying. “It’s just… we need fresh energy,” he said, barely meeting my eyes. “You understand.” Fresh energy. Right. He thought I’d walk away…
HE SAID HE WAS JUST “KEEPING HER WARM”—BUT IT WAS WAY MORE THAN THAT
I saw him on the Blue Line. Two seats from the back, coat zipped up to his chin, shoes falling apart at the seams. He had the kind of tired that doesn’t…
HE BUYS HER THE SAME ROSES EVERY WEEK—EVEN THOUGH SHE DOESN’T REMEMBER WHY
We saw him every Thursday around 3pm. Same motorized cart. Same yellow JEGS hat. And always—always—the same bouquet of red roses in the basket. He’d roll straight past the deli, turn into…
I PAID FOR A STRANGER’S GROCERIES TWO YEARS AGO—AND TODAY, I GOT THIS IN THE MAIL
It came with no return address. Just my name, written neatly on the front of the envelope in handwriting I didn’t recognize. Inside was a folded note and a twenty-dollar bill, held…
HE JUST NEEDED $25 FOR A HAIRCUT—BUT WHAT HE DID WITH IT SHOOK ME
I passed his spot nearly every day on my walk home. Same corner. Same worn-out sneakers. Same blue duffel that looked like it held everything he owned. But this time, there was…