Author Archives: Slade
November 17, 2011
The Worst Restaurant Ever
I usually throw out the recipe on the rare occasions that I cook. My brother is the exact opposite, following the directions exactly. He sets the oven to the exact degree and measures to the percentage of a teaspoon. He …
November 2, 2011
Tunnel Vision
I’m stretched out across my bed attempting to smooth over the rough edges of an old screenplay I wrote. Well, I was, and then I got distracted. A buzzing sound cut through my train of thought a few minutes ago …
September 25, 2011
Hey There, Delilah
I struggled today with sending a text to someone. Just a simple “happy birthday” really, nothing dangerous, but I talked myself out of it nonetheless. Part of me was quite proud of it and the other part wonders if it …
September 6, 2011
Sing On, Kid
It’s an airport just like any other. I’m in one every other week, and sometimes more. Some live Counting Crows album plays in my headphones just loud enough to drown out the kid perched on the chair to my left …
August 1, 2011
Words For This Moment
I find it maddening. Other people’s behavior, I mean. Somehow, today, I am at the end of several different strands of rope, all too short and none within reach of a good foothold. We are entitled to days like this. …
May 15, 2011
horror vacui
Charlie Sheen can’t stand Chuck Lorre, Houston hates Dallas, and nature abhors a vacuum. I know that about nature. It proves itself so repeatedly that it transcends even being cliché. It is law. I remember the thought floating through my …
March 22, 2011
As I Walk Through the Valley
It’s 2:00 in the afternoon somewhere just north of Mexico. I am leaned back in my chair, feet up on an old cable spool, holding my beer up to the light and watching the sweat drip off the bottle and …
March 8, 2011
Write, Right?
Some days are different than others. Lately I’ve been fast and furious, lots of flights and different cities and new stages. Even my time off the road has been spent buried in the studio producing the Whiskey Brothers podcast. It’s …
January 25, 2011
Clarity
Sampled BB King crackles from the speakers over a drum beat right before the verse begins. It’s after midnight and I am on a stretch of Interstate 10, the black road rolling away beneath me like a concrete treadmill. The …
January 2, 2011
Newness
I have been inundated with people’s resolutions. Facebook is responsible for that, for cramming other people’s day to day activities into my already full head. I’m thrilled that everyone wants to quit smoking or to work out more or to …
