Tommy Karr

Category: Stories

  • Apple Failed Me

    My iPhone has been having problems lately.  While I love it, in theory, it has been giving me problem after problem.  The Home button routinely sticks or becomes unresponsive, the system slows to a crawl making productivity nearly impossible, and, in general, it has become more of a paperweight than technology. Then, on January 3rd,…

  • Huskey Cemetery

    I saw this image on Facebook today and laughed because it churned up this filed-away  memory of driving the country roads of Tennessee with my mom. We were travelling along Highway 321, roughly ten miles beyond the entrance to my high school, in search of some sort of adventure.  I’m not entirely sure what we…

  • Premiering in New Orleans in April… “The Clifton Monroe Chronicles”

    Exciting news… a show that I co-created is premiering in New Orleans in April!! While I know many of you won’t be able to attend the premiere, I’m hoping you will support the project through our Kickstarter campaign. Our goal is $2000 but ANY pledge you can make will truly help. Plus, there are rewards…

  • BOOK REVIEW: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

    Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs My rating: 4 of 5 stars Not sure what to expect from the story I happily grabbed Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and found myself just shy of three days later happily pleased and hungry for more. The book is “young adult” fiction but easily…

  • Christmas Crud & Exploring Youtube (4 Things You Should Watch)

    I’ve had this horrible sinus/ear/throat infection for days now (herein after referred to as “the crud”) which means I’ve spent a majority of the last three days in bed or on the couch. It just struck me that it’s odd we don’t say “in couch” as we do “in bed”.  I suppose that’s because we…

  • How Do You Get Into Mordor?

    Overheard this conversation on the A train today between two 20-something coeds (who may be closeted sci-fi nerds). Coed 1: Oh my God, did you hear about Kelly? Coed 2: Kelly? Coed 1: Yah, Kelly! Coed 2: Who’s Kelly? Coed 1: You know, Kelly Kelly. Coed 2: Oh yeah, Kelly Kelly, from Jenny’s? Coed 1:…

  • Caning to Times Square (or Curse of the Traveling Thomas)

    I had to get myself to Times Square this morning since that was where they chose to call it in. So once again I faced the daunting task of dealing with the lackadaisical inanity of the Duane Reade employees. Let’s begin by pointing out that it is exactly .2 miles from my apartment to the subway…

  • Still Loving Lucy 60 Years Later

    It is hard to imagine that there was TV sixty years ago today, let alone that I Love Lucy, the most beloved sitcom of all time (my opinion but I have little doubt it isn’t true), premiered that long ago.  Yes, for those who were there sixty years may not feel so long ago, but when…

  • Seriously, go read this damned book

    John Dies at the End by David Wong My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having recently seen the trailer for the upcoming film I was intrigued to read the original novel and see what all the fuss was about. What I wasn’t prepared for was the onslaught of hilarity and gross. Gross what? Just gross.…

  • Fear at Eighty Feet (approximately)

    From my office’s conference room several of us noticed the scene across the street where several unsecured workers were building pipe scaffolding.  I immediately got a sick stomach, imagining myself at that height (almost eight stories high) and just knowing that one slippery step or a slight wind would send me sailing down to 37th…