Visiting Fibber in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago was not in the underdrawing of my travel plans when I touched down on a Sunday morning in Kansas City. No sooner than I had coasted into the ominous silence of downtown Omaha, secured a cold bâtard accompanied by a hummus tub, and sat on the [...]

I woke up on the couch early. It seemed like only an hour or two since Fibber and her roommate had come in the previous night. I had tried to stay up by reading Sebald but finished the text before they arrived so I blinkingly rested, awakening partially twice as they came in separately, and [...]

The bike ride was quick and effortless from the Wicker Park/UK Village proper. Having been to ‘the pig’ several times I knew what would be in store. But a floor to ceiling selection of loose tea neatly arranged in glass jars, siphons of selective Indonesian provinces. Culture just bottled in wait for the selection. Sky [...]

you enter a chamber containing a scepter, a tiara covered with baubles, and a suit of studded leather armour. something tells me it was left by someone of high standing, possibly, Storm. there is not much that can parallel the entertainment i get from eavesdropping on coffeeshop rpgs (role playing games!). i would much rather [...]