On Tuesday, January 8th, I truly experienced a night like no other. At 6pm, I left East Side Story with new art prints made by Alex in tow in order to make my way over to Rumours East to get fully prepared. I knew that Tom would be there with equipment in hand, but I […]
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christmas ’92 by Ben Burr
Ben Burr is my favorite poet ever (fact). He is a featured author of two published works that you can buy at East Side Story … “The Nashville Poems” and “feeling nuthin but stoned.” christmas ’92 the gift of nothing at six years old my daddy worked hard my momma did too but business […]
December 18th might not mean a lot to a lot of people other than 3 days before the failed Mayan apocalypse, but it meant a great deal to me. In fact, it was the closest thing I’ve ever had to Christmas come early with the exception of the time that my family took our Christmas […]
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The most WONDERful time of THIS YEAR!
In a year that has presented itself to myself and many close friends like a roller coaster with more highest ups, lowest downs, and the most unforeseeable, unbelievably crazy loop-D-loops than one could only imagine possible in several lifetimes, this past weekend was truly one for the ages and highest highs for all involved. I […]
On Tuesday, December 4th, at 7pm, I was privy to a front seat and Beard’s eye view of the 3rd ever East Side Storytellin’ at Rumours East. I had spent the previous 30 minutes prepping for the show and by prepping I mean I met and held baby Isaac Mead for the first time. I […]
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Home away from home-school
On Friday, December 7th, at 1:30pm, it all went down at East Side Story. What was it? Well, it could be a lot of things but to me it was pure happiness. To preface, I had emailed a ton of local school principals and librarians about a month ago asking any and everyone to let […]
It went down on Tuesday, November 20th. It was not election night, but it was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Was I worried about nobody showing up? The answer was not a chance! We had our quota already RSVP’d by 6pm that night and we were set up and ready to go. Ready to go we […]
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Blue Grass, Black Heart
By Angela Schmidt Thank you for giving me blood stained highways, leaving Nashville on I-24 to Kentucky; deer intestines and brains inching outward. Slowly, coldly; a dreadful almost silence in triumph as they make their last escape. Free. Souls rising in the sharp November air from what used to hold the head of the animal, […]
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Thanks to Turkey
By Judith Kittredge (author of several poetry books at East Side Story) Sorry turkey for this trespass, But it’s time to gobble the gobbler. We’ll remember you as we pass You tasty morsels round the table, With cranberries, stuffing, and all the trimmings, Retelling the Thanksgiving fable. We’ll guzzle wine, that drink divine, Of only […]
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Adorable
By Susan Burdorf Melissa and Tracy sat at the booth in the old fashioned diner wondering what they were doing there. It was a Saturday night, the town was rocking, and they were together but yet all alone. Both had not had a date in months, the guys they knew were either already married, already committed […]