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Unbearable Memories of Grace in the Emerald Citynew
At the New Orleans airport, a writer expects to see a makeshift morgue, and then she's distracted.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
09-15-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
The Worst Way to Break Upnew
Just because the writer doesn't date a certain bartender anymore doesn't mean she can't continue to go to his bar and act as if she owns the place, telling everyone that all drinks are on the house.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
09-08-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
There is One Thing To Be Taken From This: Addicts Lienew
In an alleyway, friends find a friend who had become a meth addict and lost everything dear to her, and bring her to treatment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
09-01-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Planning to Kidnap a Friend We Haven't Seen in a Whilenew
I was definitely wearing the wrong clothes for a kidnapping, which is funny, because as a matter of course I'm usually outfitted pretty well for felonious behavior.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-25-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
It Ends Not With a Bang, But With a Lasagnanew
One writer details how relationship-wrecking one dish can be.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-18-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Sometimes You Have to Do It With Stylenew
One writer describes her most embarrassing ass-bearing incident on a date with a frat boy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-11-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Navigating Life's Mixed Signalsnew
One writer recalls her misguided efforts at making money while growing up.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-04-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Sometimes a Purple Bunny Is Just What You Neednew
One writer's child has a purple bunny she bought with her cupcake money from the Cathedral of St. Phillip Thrift House, and this bunny, she exclaims, has the ability to bestow superpowers on people.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
07-28-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Thongs, Cat Testicles and Tattoos are Only the Beginningnew
It's amazing that people think they can get through a relationship without encountering any of the other person's crap at some level. This isn't just about tangible stuff, like Kotex and cat balls.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
07-21-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Hating to be Herded, Even at IKEAnew
A trip to IKEA brings out this writer's true feelings toward the monster mega-store.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
07-14-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Evil Ikeanew
Ikea is the size of an airport, and every single thing for sale in there, from dining sets to wall clocks, comes in a box unassembled, practically.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
07-07-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
A Little Bit of Grade-D Maple Syrup Goes a Long Waynew
Dieting gets extreme when a man loses 21 pounds in seven days on what he calls his "special cleanse" diet, which consists solely of cayenne pepper, lemon juice and grade-D maple syrup.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
06-30-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Grant was Two Margaritas Shy of the Go-Go Cagenew
The giant Michael looks a little like Lucifer, which is fitting, because he is truly evil, but he owns a bar, which can be very beneficial. He got Grant drunk right before my eyes on a recent afternoon
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
04-14-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Why Is the Iraqi City of Kirkuk So Important?new
Iraq's Kurds currently have enough votes in the parliament to block the formation of a national government. And they likely won't stop blocking the formation of a national government until they get important concessions from the United Iraqi Alliance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-24-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: WAR
Evidence Suggests a Higher Order to the Universenew
Dear Editor: Some of my little friends say that there is no order to the universe higher than our own human intelligence, and that, quite frankly, if that's the best the universe has to offer, we're sinking into some serious cosmic caca.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
11-29-2004 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
