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It’s the Most Not Wonderful Time of the Year

By Tommy Womack / February 4, 2022 February 4, 2022

It happens once a year. And here we have dove into it. We had no choice. We never do. After …

By Tommy Womack / April 6, 2021 April 6, 2021

Jack was a little bunny. He had a white fluffy tail, soft, colorful fur, and long fuzzy ears. He liked …

By Tommy Womack / September 6, 2019 September 4, 2019

A guitar is a good friend. If you want it to be. Perhaps lover is a better word. (Lovers tend …

By Tommy Womack / July 16, 2019 July 16, 2019

I’m fascinated by televangelists. Ninety-nine percent of them are going straight to hell if I have anything to say about …

By Tommy Womack / May 10, 2019 May 10, 2019

I like my life. I really do. I’ve made out like a bandit: great family, cozy home, made it as …

By Tommy Womack / March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019

Some people — many people, actually — scream a lot. They don’t necessarily make any noise or open their mouths; …

By Chuck Allen / January 15, 2019 January 16, 2019

There used to be a jive-ass writer of self-help books named Peter McWilliams. He’s dead now. His books were always …

By Tommy Womack / November 7, 2018 January 9, 2019

I don’t eat very much, or very well, for days at a time. What saves me is that my wife …

By Tommy Womack / September 7, 2018 January 7, 2019

When I was 16, in July or August 1979, I bought the only Clash album in the Sound Shack, which …

By Tommy Womack / July 9, 2018 January 7, 2019

I used to be a news junkie. I loved being informed, loved editorials (so long as I agreed with them), …