Joseph Aaron Friedman
Hey, let's get serious. I drink! I went to a few schools. I've been in a few jails, and I've done drugs that you've probably never heard of (or need to). I'm better now; I found a dog.
Should the occasion ever present itself, and you find yourself in a seedy bar anywhere in North America, and someone says "Hey Joe!" There's a good chance it will be me they're talking to. Buy me a drink...I'll tell ya' whatever you need to hear.
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Should the occasion ever present itself, and you find yourself in a seedy bar anywhere in North America, and someone says "Hey Joe!" There's a good chance it will be me they're talking to. Buy me a drink...I'll tell ya' whatever you need to hear.
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The Idiot, the Imbecile, and the MoronCable news, politics, imbeciles, idiots, and morons. -
My Weiner Has a First NameWho's to blame for the politicians in office...we are.
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Returning to a Place I've Never BeenThinking about one's "Carbon Footprint," brings a man outdoors and reacquaints him with nature. -
The ContestMemories of a small strip on the North side of Chicago in the late seventies. -
A Dirty ShameCoal companies claim to be reducing the amount of harmful emissions released into the air, but at what cost? -
Dueling Conscience's: Quentin Compson's DeliveranceAnalysis of the Quentin section of William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury." -
Technological and Foreign Invasions of Modern Gothic Briton, and Other Old Wolves Tales in Bram Stoker's DraculaAnalysis of Bram Stoker's "Dracula." -
Fish on FridayBlaming a fish for the results of the Gulf spill. -
Sonnet: 54 on Cable, 375 on SatelliteA sonnet inspired by my puppy when the news came on television. -
The Hot Dog GuyA woman takes her son to his first Chicago Cubs game months after her husband dies and it helps to heal their wounds -
Review of Lord Byron's "Darkness."A look at world events, and the author's disconcerting attitude during the summer of 1816, while he vacationed in Geneva, while most of Europe was panic stricken. -
The Book of GaryA man struggles with age, life, alcohol, and family. -
GenesisAn adoptee's struggle to find his birth rite. -
Gish Jen's "In the American Society."A review of Jen's story highlighting the protagonist, Ralph's, reluctance to assimilate. -
Race and Community in the Bluest EyeA look at Toni Morrison's novel "The Bluest Eye."
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Who was Citizen Kane?Critical review of Orson Welles classic film.
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Anne Sexton's "Cinderella"A review of Anne Sexton's poem Cinderella. -
Who was Robin MolineuxA closer look at Hawthorne's tales characters, and whom they might represent.
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Was Paradise Lost?A layman's take on Milton's classic epic tale.
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The Exonoration of Thomas MortonThe uneasy coexistence between the settlers of Plymouth Plantation, and inhabitants of the plantation at Ma-re Mount was based on trade competition, and fear, initiated by the Separatists of Plymouth.
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Toni Cade Bambara's "The Lesson."Review of Bambara's short story.
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An Adult Evening of Shel SilverstienA contrast of spoken verse, verses written word on a series of one-act plays.
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Freudian Take on BeowulfA comparison of Beowulf's monsters to Freud's Id, Ego, and Super-ego
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This is Not Our Father's GarbageGarbage is piling up in America. What have we been doing about it? What else can be done?
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Sour Milk at BedtimeFalling asleep with the television on in the back ground leads to a strange series of nightmares.
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ReserectionA father brigs his daughters to a Blackhawk game; a mew generation of fans is coming.
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A Guest at the HotelReflections of past visits to Florida, while sitting on a Florida beach
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BP Plans to Dump Sludge in Lake MichiganBP plans to Dump Sludge in Lake Michigan, Chicago says no, but Indiana wants to allow it.
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November '63President Kennedy's assassination, from the eyes of a five year old.
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Fish SticksJust thoughts while cleaning out a room
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Looking Out My WindowA night in detox
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Homelless ChristmasSurviving a winter in Chicago
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CrossroadComing to realization
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DevonJust another changing street in Chicago
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Crossing Gender BoundriesWhat is the difference :psychologically, spiritually, and emotionally between men and women?
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The Ghost of Bobby HansenA man released from prison finds a surprise at an SRO in Chicago.
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Where's PapaWhat's wrong with todays children? Parenting? Environment?
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Is it Art?Built after the great fire, the once Chicago Public Library, almost torn down in the '70s, remains one of the crown jewels of Chicago architecture.
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Final FrontierTechnological advances, space exploration, where do we go from here
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Winter in WrigleyvilleA walk through Wrigleyville when the Cubs are off for the winter.