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Sep 1, 2021

The Least Evil Person in Hell

Jack stood in a line that literally stretched for miles. He had no recollection of getting in the line, but he was next to be serviced. He didn’t know where he was or why he was there, but he had a nagging twinge of anxiousness, as if he were forgetting…

Fiction

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The Least Evil Person in Hell
The Least Evil Person in Hell

Jul 22, 2021

Whodunnit: The Folded Shorts

After months of searching, my fiancé (Lauren) and I recently moved into a new house. It’s in a cute neighborhood with cute neighbors and a cute yard and we love it. But something strange happened not long after we moved in. Something so strange that it won’t seem strange to…

Mystery

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Whodunnit: The Folded Shorts
Whodunnit: The Folded Shorts

Mar 4, 2021

House Hunters Pandemic: Part 1

We were sitting in a friend’s backyard (something we were envious of coming from an 800 square foot apartment with two energetic dogs) when we finally decided to take the plunge and start looking at houses. This was May 2020, a couple months into the pandemic, and we were feeling…

House

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House Hunters: Pandemic
House Hunters: Pandemic

Sep 29, 2020

The Experiences of Billy Pilgrim: A Non-Fictional Story

Brian Bockelman 10/20/10 Zachery Gall Interpretation of Literature Alien abductions and time-travel have both been described by post-modern and modern scientists using many of the same words such as “improbable,” “crazy,” and “absurd.” A lot of these same words can also be used to describe war. In Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughter-house…

Slaughterhouse Five

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The Experiences of Billy Pilgrim: A Non-Fictional Story
The Experiences of Billy Pilgrim: A Non-Fictional Story

Aug 19, 2020

A Disturbance

by Brian Bockelman Mark woke to a thud. He registered the noise but refused to open his eyes. If he opened his eyes, he knew he’d never get back to sleep. Sleep was a hot commodity since he moved to the ground-floor loft in the city three months ago. But…

Fiction

27 min read

A Disturbance
A Disturbance

Oct 17, 2019

My Dad’s a Pilot, and I’m Afraid of Flying

“Do you feel that?” “Feel what?” “The plane feels like it’s rocking back and forth.” “It’s not.” “Okay….that’s good.” *30 seconds pass* “Are you sure you don’t feel that?” My girlfriend, Lauren, and I were flying home from Portland, Oregon, and our plane hadn’t even left the gate yet. It…

Aviation

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My Dad’s a Pilot, and I’m Afraid of Flying
My Dad’s a Pilot, and I’m Afraid of Flying

Mar 5, 2019

My Name’s Brian Bockelman, And I’m No Longer a Felon: Part 4

I woke up at 5:30 the morning of Monday, February 4th to go back to the worst place in the entire world: Neosho, MO. My elusive court date had been rescheduled so many times that I was bracing for a call telling me it had been moved for what would…

Creative Writing

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My Name’s Brian Bockelman, And I’m No Longer a Felon: Part 4
My Name’s Brian Bockelman, And I’m No Longer a Felon: Part 4

Jan 11, 2019

Reliving the Last Time the Chiefs Played the Colts in the Playoffs

The Colts hold a 4–0 all time playoff record against the Chiefs in the playoffs, but the results of their last meeting make it feel much worse than that. January 4th, 2014 was the worst day of my life. That may sound a bit dramatic, especially when you consider that…

Sports

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Reliving the Last Time the Chiefs Played the Colts in the Playoffs
Reliving the Last Time the Chiefs Played the Colts in the Playoffs

Jan 3, 2019

Who Would Win the Super Bowl if Every Playoff Team’s Mascot Were Put in a Battle Royale?

It’s time for the NFL playoffs, which means it’s time for us to validate the countless hours we’ve spent watching football the past 17 weeks by predicting who we believe will hoist the Lombardi Trophy in February. …

NFL

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Who Would Win the Super Bowl if Every Playoff Team’s Mascot Were Thrown in a Battle Royale?
Who Would Win the Super Bowl if Every Playoff Team’s Mascot Were Thrown in a Battle Royale?

Dec 17, 2018

I’m Still a Goddamn Felon: Part 3

What started as a fun conversation starter has slowly devolved into a case of infuriating irrationality. Get caught up on parts one and two here. It’s been fifty-four days since I last posted about my case, and a lot has happened since then. Phone calls have been made. Conversations had…

Nonfiction

15 min read

My Name’s Brian Bockelman, and I’m Still a Goddamn Felon: Part 3
My Name’s Brian Bockelman, and I’m Still a Goddamn Felon: Part 3
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