S.M. Park’s column Risen Apes about being a 70-year-old boomer. In “Stirring the Ashes,” Park talks about pot growing and cartooning, and his friend Mungo Jerry.
Risen Apes: Fortunate Son
S.M. Park’s column Risen Apes about being a 70-year-old boomer. In “Fortunate Son,” Park talks about his family and ponders why they missed his wedding back in 1977.
Risen Apes: Secret Sauce
S.M. Park’s column Risen Apes about being a 70-year-old boomer. In “Secret Sauce,” Park encounters funny characters, talks prescription drugs, and gets drugs in Mexico.
Risen Apes: Ask a Mexican
S.M. Park’s column Risen Apes about being a 70-year-old boomer. In “Ask a Mexican,” Park talks about attending the final NFL football game of the regular season between the Seahawks and 49ers.
Risen Apes: Snow Job
S.M. Park’s column Risen Apes about being a 70-year-old boomer. In “Snow Job,” Park talks about coming of age in the Sixties, drugs, and suicidal tendencies.
Friends Before Football
Instead of bemoaning that Super Bowl Sunday isn’t a “National Holiday,” Chris Dupuy argues that we should be declaring it a truer kind of holiday: a celebration of friends.
Risen Apes: Pushing the Envelope
S.M. Park’s column Risen Apes about being a 70-year-old boomer. In “Pushing the Envelope,” Park talks about Wang’s blinding word processor monitors, earthquakes, and a hook shot free throw.
To the Fake Friends I Lost to Depression: Excuse Me While I Fixed Myself
After I emerged from the depression that filled my twenties, I discovered some old friends didn’t care for the new me. This is part of the condition we seldom talk about.
Risen Apes: Action Jackson
S.M. Park’s column Risen Apes about being a 70-year-old boomer. In “Action Jackson,” Park ponders modes of travel, people imprisoned by screens, and memorizing eulogies.
Oh, Friend: The Case for Letting Old Acquaintance Be Forgot
Friends come and go. But to see my ex-bestie degenerate into a passing nod was too much to bear – and also not.