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Gen X Ruminations: Intro

It’s time to hear it for the forgotten generation: Generation X. That’s right, the “slackers”. The original, “live in the basement ’til…

Sep 5, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: Intro

Sep 5, 2021

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Gen X Ruminations: The Blair Witch Projectile

(Note: This is the final piece in my Gen X Ruminations series as it concludes the 1990s. With the new millennium, I found myself a fully…

Sep 27, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: The Blair Witch Projectile

Sep 27, 2021

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Gen X Ruminations: My Sitcom, My Life

Every generation since the 50s has had their sitcom. For my mother, it was M.A.S.H. Part of my deep appreciation for humor was fostered by…

Sep 26, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: My Sitcom, My Life

Sep 26, 2021

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Gen X Ruminations: Before We Swiped Left

O.K., a warning in advance for Millennials and Gen Z’ers: The following story depicts a time when efforts to meet romantic partners were…

Sep 23, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: Before We Swiped Left

Sep 23, 2021

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Gen X Ruminations: Not Your Daddy’s Trip

I suppose the idea of college as a time to try new things extends as far back as the concept of higher education itself. It certainly…

Sep 21, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: Not Your Daddy’s Trip

Sep 21, 2021

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It’s Time to Shame Stupidity

That’s right, it’s past time to take the gloves off. We live in a culture where we are increasingly burdened with the social, political and…

Sep 18, 2021

Sep 18, 2021

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Gen X Ruminations: The Wake of Casagemas

It certainly wasn’t unprecedented. In May of 1980, the charismatic lead singer of Joy Division was found dead having committed suicide in…

Sep 17, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: The Wake of Casagemas

Sep 17, 2021

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Gen X Ruminations: The Most 80s Song Ever

I’ve touched on cable TV, movies and music as I’ve described coming of age in the 80s, but as I conclude this incredible decade, and…

Sep 14, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: The Most 80s Song Ever

Sep 14, 2021

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Gen X Ruminations: A New Fatalism

In 1964, the oldest Boomers were turning 18 when Dr. Strangelove taught them to stop worrying and love the bomb. Nuclear annihilation was…

Sep 12, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: A New Fatalism

Sep 12, 2021

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Gen X Ruminations: Love Stinks

We can’t say we weren’t warned. As early as 1980 the J. Geils Band put all of us on notice that our pursuit of love could easily result in…

Sep 5, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: Love Stinks

Sep 5, 2021

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Gen X Ruminations: Word to Your Mother

It’s a phrase that went sour faster than a half can of Stag sitting in the sun, and with good reason. Today, it’s a bad joke and folks are…

Sep 5, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: Word to Your Mother

Sep 5, 2021

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Gen X Ruminations: The 60s & The Second Coming

I couldn’t begin to describe coming of age in the 1980s without giving due credit to the 1960s. In the shadow of the Boomers, the 1960s…

Sep 5, 2021

Gen X Ruminations: The 60s & The Second Coming

Sep 5, 2021

Eddie Versus the Natural World

Eddie Rollier lived across the street in a one-story frame house with his mother, father and older sister. Because of his proximity, it was…

Aug 27, 2021

Eddie Versus the Natural World

Aug 27, 2021

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Freak Show

There’s been a great deal assumed about the solitary nature of farming. How often are we faced with the romantic notion of stoic, simple…

Aug 11, 2021

Freak Show

Aug 11, 2021

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Naked in a Crowded Room

I’d like to offer my praise for the nude model. For those of us who’ve studied art, the nude model is an irreplaceable resource when…

Aug 10, 2021

Naked in a Crowded Room

Aug 10, 2021

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Gentle

They met at a little sports bar he had attended regularly for years. It just so happened that, on this afternoon, she found only one seat…

Aug 9, 2021

Gentle

Aug 9, 2021

To Etch A Beloved Space

It’s been twenty years. Twenty years have passed since I purchased my first home. I’ve lived continuously in this space for longer than in…

Aug 8, 2021

Aug 8, 2021

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The Redemption of Donald Ganz

Donald Ganz was a kiss-ass, the worst kind of wimp. Anyone who’s ever experienced flashes of wimpiness in their own life would surely be…

Jul 30, 2021

The Redemption of Donald Ganz

Jul 30, 2021

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The Markers

In May of 1978 the small town of Briarfield, Illinois located on the banks of the Kaskaskia River was preparing for a normal summer. School…

Jul 30, 2021

The Markers

Jul 30, 2021

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Relocation

It was an oppressively hot day as the moving van arrived at 146 Highway K and turned slowly into the gravel covered drive. It was at least…

Jul 29, 2021

Relocation

Jul 29, 2021

G. Russell Cole

G. Russell Cole

G. Russell Cole is a writer, artist and business professional who works from a modest home in his beloved South St. Louis neighborhood.

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