by dave petraglia | Jun 10, 2017 | CULTURE, MUSIC |
(First published in FIVE:2:ONE – June 10, 2017) Soon after, I married my girlfriend, Lottie, the daughter of Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. Her given name was Charlotte. She’s Lottie Dorito now, accepting without hesitation my new surname. To me, she’s ‘Charie’....
by dave petraglia | Dec 9, 2016 | CULTURE, TELEVISION |
(First published in Chicago Literati – December 9, 2016) They’re called ‘existential threats’. Who’s more qualified to report on them but an existentialist? Here the seminal French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre translates the TV weatherman’s clichés that they...
by dave petraglia | Dec 9, 2016 | CULTURE, MEDICINE |
( “The EpiPens We Didn’t Know We Needed”, first published in Crack the Spine – Issue 204 – December 9, 2016) SchlepiPen is used by either spouse to inject a dose of sanity into a partner insisting upon bringing all luggage on vacation as...
by dave petraglia | Nov 28, 2016 | CULTURE, MUSIC |
(First published in Points in Case – November 28, 2016) (‘Panini Gyro’ — Page 26) Load up the lamb for your friends Lettuce, beef and pita bread Tzatziki schmear, lay on the pork And you add Halloumi curd Gyro, gyro, gyro, on Low Gyro, gyro, gyro, on Low Gyro,...
by dave petraglia | Nov 22, 2016 | CULTURE, MEDICINE |
(First published in The Coffeelicious – November 22, 2016) Cialis®: ED therapy or Roman ruler?Flovent®: Rescue inhaler or plumbing fixture?Humalog®: Diabetes medicine or memorable morning movement?Chantix® : Smoking cessation or Gregorian jam?Aggrenox®: Stroke...
by dave petraglia | Nov 22, 2016 | CULTURE, MEDICINE |
(First published in The Coffeelicious – November 9, 2016) For something to seem trivial, a casual name only helps. Like “Rape Kit”. For something to be ignorable, forgettable, or diminished its importance, allow it a name only a child can delight in. There is...
