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…2 min read·Oct 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…2 min read·Oct 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…2 min read·Mar 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…2 min read·Nov 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…1 min read·Oct 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…1 min read·Oct 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…2 min read·Mar 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…1 min read·Mar 16, 2016----