I am a native of Enid, Oklahoma a place that feels difficult locating on a map. Oklahoma has such a vexing history regarding race, class and the rule of law. Oklahomans also love football almost as much as life itself. … Continued
The Rant knew that at some point during the pandemic someone would craft the perfect COVID humblebrag. So imagine our excitement when this showed up in the old Twitter feed: Hey, just wanted to let everyone know I found out … Continued
If a duck can look forlorn, the female waddling at the corner of my street appeared so. I recognized her from the park a few blocks over. She and her mate, with a fabulous green head, show up each spring … Continued
Introduction In reading contemporary poetry, it is rare to be spellbound by a complete, sweeping narrative containing fully formed characters, their clashing and collaborative motivations, and the central mythology that weaves through the story. Full disclosure: I do not go … Continued
The Rant needs to say what everyone is thinking: if you are involved in the paper-folding arts, and you use more than one piece of paper for your creation, you are not doing origami; if you cut the paper with … Continued
In the learning distance, in the social distance, in the lengths I’ll go to abscond with whatever I can get away with at a safe distance from your up close and personal dysfunction, in the six feet of separation from … Continued
The Rant has emerged from our self-imposed exile inside a vat of Purell. We briefly considered checking in at the spa for the new tanning bed/Lysol cleanse (with a free coupon to the ICU of your choice!) but decided to … Continued
My generation has long been a scapegoat for all the modern ails of society. From the crash of the housing market to the perceived widespread “softening” of culture, to the death of Applebee’s. Nevermind that most of us obeyed our … Continued
Children are praying, again, on sidewalks And park-gazing fences, chalking holy memes In rainbow colors to turn back the clock, To playground afternoons before the quarantine. Shall I chide them for such puerile instruction? Or grind their metaphysical lenses To … Continued
A toilet paper roll in the hand is worth the five-hundred the clerk swears is arriving in the next delivery. The President has not come to praise America but to bury it. Measure twice, wash your hands sixty-seven times. Early … Continued