Author Archives: ericstolze
Why Did The Meth Cook Cross the Road?*
WARNING: MAY CONTAIN VOLATILE SPOILERS INSIDE Many people, when asked if they watch Breaking Bad, will tell you that they just can’t. The constant fear of mortality and ongoing themes of illness and … Continue reading
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paycheck to paycheck #2: a stopped watch is right twice a day
Not to boast, but I’ve had a LOT of day jobs over the last few years. In this column, you can watch from a safe distance as I drill life lessons and anecdotes from these detours toward the dream. When … Continue reading
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pre-tanic: year zero
The following is Eric Stolze’s attempt to cash in on the prequel craze. Presenting: PRE-TANIC: YEAR ZERO: 3D A brilliantly dramatic, high-flying prequel to the hugely profitable, award-sweeping, money-winning , worldwide financial phenomenon, in which we finally answer the burning … Continue reading
the prequel pre-blem
Let’s start before the beginning of the story. When you were very little, you knew there was a monster under your bed. Your imagination seized its presence, not its past. You fantasized about how terrifying it was, what it looked … Continue reading
paycheck to paycheck #1: icebreaker (part two)
Part two of my month of working at the Waterworld Stunt Spectacular It’s a day job rule of thumb that applies anywhere, be it a cubicle or a theme park: Socialize older, never younger. If you have any desire to … Continue reading
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paycheck to paycheck #1: icebreaker (part one)
Not to boast, but I’ve had a LOT of day jobs over the last few years. In this column, you can watch from a safe distance as I drill life lessons and anecdotes from these detours toward the dream. In … Continue reading
Filed under callings, paycheck to paycheck
