If you’ve ever driven down Allens Avenue in Providence, you’ve probably noticed the sprawling parking lot and imposing cement walls of Club Desire Gentleman’s Club. Although I’ve never patronized this establishment, I am told that from lunchtime to 2am, customers can indulge in food, drink, and saucy adult entertainment to their heart’s content. There’s another […]
Content warning: Includes discussion of sexual assault When it comes to dating, I hate meeting people in public. I’m that girl who reaches for my drink and accidentally flings it across the room, inadvertently vaporizing it into a million shards, directly on the table of the crush I’ve been eyeing all night. He hasn’t looked […]
Historic Sites Details Address 1. Sissieretta Jones Plaque Historical plaque honoring the great 19th century soprano. Read more about her here. 28 S Court St, PVD 2. Grace Church Cemetery Where Sissieretta Jones was laid to rest. The headstone includes a memory medallion that visitors may scan to learn more about her life, and on […]
We live in very uncertain times, where a person who was always right there, laughing and cheering on your next dice roll is suddenly, painfully absent. Having characters die in a D&D game happens, sometimes pretty often if you’re playing with a really brutal DM, or just have really bad dice rolls, but losing a […]
Anti-Robot Club (ARC) is a community that is constantly looking to expand and provide new opportunities for creatives to display their talents and reach a wider audience. Their tagline states they are “dedicated to the preservation of mankind through a series of social gatherings and creative campaigns.” The marketplaces they host throughout the year feature […]
Does your mobile device have your attention gripped in a chokehold? Are you sputtering, attempting to breathe the air of the real world? Perhaps that’s why you picked up this anachronistic stack of newsprint in the year 2024. For a few years now, I have been on a personal quest to minimize the precious hours […]
It’s Friday night. I’m sitting on my couch watching every episode of The Office for the third time this year. I look at my cell phone – no calls, no texts. I look at my social media – no comments, no likes. This is when it happens. Thick and heavy tendrils of emptiness and yearning […]
Taped 2:30 PM Wednesday, December 13, 2023. John Kotula (Motif): Excuse me, Independent Man… uh, I’m John Kotula. I brought you a latte. Independent Man: Well thank you. That was thoughtful of you. JK: Yeah, well ever since I read that you were going to be lowered from the top of the State House and […]
It’s 7 o’clock on a gloomy Monday morning and my alarm starts to sing its annoying Grammy snubbed tune called “Get your a$$ up.” Eye fortunately pressed its proverbial Kryptonite aka “the Snooze button” to afford myself at least another fifteen minutes of slumber. As eye nestle my body back into the cozy comfort of […]
For the past 70 years, I projected that my golden years were a long way off. But was I wrong? Today, people drive past me yelling stuff like “Move over you old blankety-blank-blank!” And believe me, they’re not saying I look like Brad Pitt. People over 60 face a variety of Herculean challenges. From health […]