Lollipop Magazine

High Dudgeon & Low Self Esteem – Journey to the End of This Page – Fiction

November 1, 1997

I have not quite convinced myself that my work here is completely futile, nor do I believe that music has ground itself to a rut as I may have made it seem.

Prelude to a Lick – The Editor’s Rant – Column

October 1, 1997

If you’re cranking The Soundtrack to my Life Volume 147 while dustbusting your CD collection and wine rack, you know life took a turn and you missed the exit.

Garbage Pail – Column

October 1, 1997

“I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head.”

High Dudgeon and Low Self-Esteem – Column

October 1, 1997

I got into this racket because I wanted desperately in the soul of my soul to be a writer, with all that entails.

Blood on the Tracks of My Tears on My Pillow – Fiction

October 1, 1997

It feels as if the universe took a deep, final breath, shuddered, and collapsed, leaving nothing but an infinite black hole in the center of your being.

Iggy Pop – The World’s Forgotten Boy Remembered – Fiction

September 1, 1997

Iggy Pop was rock ‘n’ roll personified. He had it all: the songs, the voice, the look, the attitude, the sex appeal, the words… hell, even his name: Iggy Pop.

Sammi – Fiction

September 1, 1997

“Our first jumper is nearing her mark. Sammi is twelve years old and has a police record dating back five years. Her hobbies include music and vandalism.”

Mike Royko: The Rare Newspaperman – Fiction

July 1, 1997

Mike Royko was the midwesterner’s Jimmy Breslin, a two-fisted muckraker who could write himself and his blue collar cronies into every maelstrom he covered.

A Guide to Selecting the Proper Dive Bar – Column

June 1, 1997

Enjoy these post-collegiate dark days. They only happen once, so you might as well make a big Bacchanalian production out of them.

Blackout Rationalizations – Fiction

November 1, 1996

I often don’t remember the exact unmentionable of which I’m accused, but I base how much credibility I give the alleged incident on Is it in my character?