We have mixed feelings about Uncle Oscar. On one hand, there’s that nasty episode with the butter cow at the Illinois State Fair; on the other hand, he’s the only family member ever to chair the MIT departments of astrophysics and applied mathematics at the same time. No matter. Feelings one way or the other […]
Doug Bybee
Doug Bybee is a retired state-government employee in Springfield. When he isn’t writing essays, he is working on the great American novel.
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capital voices 5-19-05
The downtown park bench is well located for cigar smokers, just far enough off the ordinary path to be away from the condescending stares of nonsmokers. I watched him approach. Each slow and delicate step seemed thought out in advance. Even at a distance, I could tell he’d targeted my spot. He was well dressed, […]
