Tom PappalardoOne More Cup Of Coffee: ICONICA SOCIAL CLUB (Northampton, Mass.)Precious. Quaint. Fussy. Detailed. These are the words that come to mind as I wait seventeen years for my no-foolin’-when-we-say-slow-bar…Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017
Tom PappalardoRUNI wake up near dawn, pre-alarm. The window is open and the air is crisp. I pee and put on my running shoes and weird tracksuit bottoms I…Oct 12, 2017Oct 12, 2017
Tom PappalardoOne More Cup Of Coffee: THE SILVER SPOON (Easthampton, Mass.)It’s 9-something in the morning, but boy I slept lousy last night. I find myself thick-headed and zombie-esque, feeling like it’s 5am or…Mar 10, 2017Mar 10, 2017
Tom PappalardoPIECESI’m sitting at my desk on post-election day, reviewing eight pages of aborted paragraphs I’ve scribbled in my notebook, wrestling with the…Nov 9, 2016Nov 9, 2016
Tom PappalardoLUCINDAI am dreaming. I think about Lucinda Williams, and then I’m talking to her. I ask her if it’s difficult having such an unusual name. My…Oct 24, 2016Oct 24, 2016
Tom PappalardoOne More Cup Of Coffee: McDonald’s“Three hundred and eighty-five seconds for that,” a McDonald’s worker tells her trainee, slamming the microwave door shut. The chatter…Oct 19, 2016Oct 19, 2016
Tom PappalardoOne More Cup Of Coffee: THE WHOLE DONUTA handwritten sign on the door says “CASH ONLY.” Taped to the counter, another sign says “CASH ONLY,” and on the cash register, there is a…Mar 21, 2016Mar 21, 2016
Tom PappalardoHorseshit Link AlertI created this graphic as a shorthand reply to links shared by stupid people on social media. Feel free to use this in the comments section…Mar 16, 2016Mar 16, 2016
