Limitless – II. Year One
My affection for the colors black and gold started earlier than most people think. My parents met at Grambling State University in the late 60s/early 70s. As any black child would, I have vivid...
View ArticleLimitless III. – Kansas City
I spent half a year living with my mother and roughly a year living with my father, first in Salina, followed by a move back to Kansas City. My mother and sister came to stay with us after that, and...
View ArticleLimitless – IV. Movies
My earliest memories of the movies were from the summers in Salina. The local theatre would play these Sinbad serials as matinees, and we’d all ride our bikes home afterward and play out in the...
View ArticleLimitless V. – Deniece
I subscribe to the theory that relationships are like investments: the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. I’m not going to reveal all the various forms of physical and sexual Kryptonite...
View ArticleLimitless VIII – Senior Year
If my father was my benefactor, my biggest fan in the family was his brother’s wife, my godmother. My father is very laid-back, which is where I get it from. My aunt was the one who would stick up...
View ArticleLimitless XV – Antonio
Everyone assumes that since we were born in the same city, five weeks apart, have well documented militant streaks and share a passion for the same artform, me and Antonio have been best friends since...
View ArticleLimitless XVI – Trojan
(Let me open this chapter by saying I almost certainly do more name dropping in the next few paragraphs than you will ever hear me do in a five minute conversation in real life. Nature of the beast…)...
View ArticleLimitless XX – Closing the Book
I fixed my financial situation. In spite of my own actions at times, I managed to avoid being permanently tied to the Midwest. It was time to focus my attention back on the Dream. I may not have...
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Alright gang, my special guest for this year’s Oscar predictions is Aaron Rahsaan Thomas. For those of you who don’t know him or haven’t met him, here’s a quick bio: Born in Kansas City, Kansas, two...
View ArticleThe Grand Old Party
Caitlin, when this thing blows, there isn’t going to be a magazine anymore. If you want to make this about Mike, make it about Mike. I don’t give a shit. You can resent me, you can hate me, but come...
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