by Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller(Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of the series) August 7, 2012: Kivalina, AK – Oh, somewhere in this favored land The sun is shining bright, The band is playing somewhere, And somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, And teenagers still pet; But there is no […]
by Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller (Read Part 1 and Part 2 of the series) June 17, 2012: Kivalina, AK — “How do I get to the ballpark?” I asked the host at the Bingo Parlor lunchroom. “Not easy,” he said. “Can I catch a cab?” He laughed and walked away. It was Opening Day for […]
by Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller (Part I: Disappearance of Swanfeld) May 30, 2012: Kivalina, AK — Imagine Ishmael. Imagine the Pequod settling into the oceanic blue. Imagine its final resting place in the deepest depths of Davey Jones’ locker. Imagine a cork bobbing on the surface of that depth. Imagine a man – a small […]
by Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller May 14, 2012: Kivalina, AK – It is difficult to know quite where to begin this story, but I have fixed my choice on a certain Wednesday at luncheon at the Bingo Parlor. The conversation, though in the main irrelevant to the matter in hand, yet contained one or two suggestive […]
by Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun May 13, 2012: Aurora, CO — News broke this week that David Goode had been traded to the San Antonio Calzones of Laredo. Celebrations broke out all over Yuma as fans demonized their former infielder, blaming him for all the misfortunes that have befallen the Bulldozers. “He’s the devil incarnate,” […]
Monday, May 7, 2012 (Sung to the tune of the Everly Brothers‘ “Bye Bye Love“) Bye bye, Goode Bye bye, 12 million bucks Hello, 3rd round pick The Bulldozers will thrive! Bye bye, Goode Bye bye, .082 Hello, Forrest O’Connor Yuma fans don’t cry Bye bye, Dave Goode, goodby-ye There goes David Goode To San Antone […]
by Word “Smitty” Smith April 24, 2012: Yuma, AZ — Last night, John Deere Stadium was transformed into a Renaissance Faire. The stadium parking lot was draped in banners and flags and pennants, all bearing the image of William Shakespeare – but sadly, he wasn’t riding a John Deere bulldozer. Inside the ballpark, prior to the […]
Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun April 19, 2012: Yuma, AZ — Late last night, the Yuma Bulldozers suffered their sixth straight defeat at home this season, sinking them into a tie with the Reno Tenpinners for last place in the Desert Hills division of the Sovereign League. The Dozers have not won a single game in John […]
Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun April 15, 2012: Yuma, AZ — The Yuma Bulldozers announced today that their former assistant general manager, Bob Swanfeld, has apparently gone missing. Swanfeld was recently reassigned to the Bulldozers’ short season-A franchise in Kivalina, Alaska. He had fallen out of favor with Yuma’s GM, Bob Mayberry, for alleged fraud – specifically, […]
by Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun April 14, 2012: Yuma, AZ — It looks like improvement, but it smells like the same old Bulldozer Balderdash, the Yuma Yuck, the dregs of defeat and the stench of the cellar. Okay, okay, so the Dozers aren’t in last place… yet. And yes, they swept three from Kalamazoo. When […]