Something lurks in the woods outside a lumber camp in this story I SWEAR is NOT about lumberjacks…

Content Advisory: Swearing. Violence (involving fights and knives). Alcohol use. Mass poisoning. Horror (monster in the woods). Dementia brought on by environmental factors. Implied cannibalism.

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Credits:

Story: Christopher Gronlund

Narration: Michael Howie, of the Defender Radio Podcast. (Follow Michael on Twitter!)

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Kai Engel

There really is a Memorial Park where after-school fights took place when I was in junior high school.

And I was involved in one myself; in fact, some reality creeped into “Memorial Park.”

If you’re interested in what’s real and not in the story, look no further than this…

An after-school fight pits the meanest kid in Walt Whitman Junior High School against one of its shyest geeks.

Content Advisory: Swearing. Bullying. Violence (bullying and an after-school fight). Humiliation.

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Credits:

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Chad Crouch

Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund

I was never the punk that Bobby McGarvey or Stevie Saturn were in “Cubicle Punks,” but I do have something in common with them: I have always struggled with certain things that come with a “responsible” job.

The pull between a day job that pays the bills and pursuing one’s dreams is a recurring theme in several of my stories.

I talk about it on this episode of Behind the Cut…

Two aging punks come to grips with who they once were…and what they’ve become today.

Content Advisory: Swearing. Drug and alcohol use. A small fight. Mention of violence (a large, back-alley fight). Midlife crisis. Dissatisfaction with work and life.

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Credits:

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Punk Rock Opera

Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund

As I close in on having a readable draft of the current novel-in-progress, I’m changing the schedule for Not about Lumberjacks until I am done with the book.

Until I’m ready to return to a monthly schedule, stories will be released every-other month.

I hope you understand…

All but three little things are true in “Bobo.” Find out what those things are, why I quit clowning, and…how I measure success today.

A kid’s party clown comes to grips with what he’s become.

Content Advisory: Swearing. Mention of alcohol use. Bullying. Mention of attending a strip club. Childhood trauma brought on by a clown.

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Credits:

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Chad Crouch

Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund

The “Fuck You, Clown!” Drive-By Duo: Zane and Tim Czarnecki. (Because nothing says father and son moment better than swearing at a clown…)

“El Concusso” is one of the few things I’ve written directly for somebody.

Here’s the story behind the story…

A professional wrestler can’t remember who he is after hitting his head against the ringpost during a match in Mexico City.

Content Advisory: Cartoonish violence (professional wrestling) and a car accident resulting in hospitalization.

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Credits:

Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Chad Crouch

Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund