Matthew Lane graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in English in 2013. He can be reached at mnlane@gmail.com.
Driving east down Gravois straight into the heart of the city. More peregrinations. The pitter patter rain crescendos onto the car window. Tempest turmoil. The heart of the city reveals the tempo beat of its life and its...
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A few blocks from Chuck Berry’s statue, MetroLink trains accelerated, maintained, braked, and...
Read MoreThat is to say…umm, bad, in a manner of speaking, so to speak. Not good if you think about it, really. In a sense, not a great situation. Not very good, especially when you look at it this way. Unfortunate, in a way. All I’m...
Read MoreMarshall Road; Warning: Road May Flood Simpson Lake: Damn, I am already behind schedule… A girl in black sweatpants and a blue hoodie, curves bulging, smoked a cigarette and thrust her hips to the sound of country music. Smoky...
Read MoreThe car took him equidistant to the interstate, eventually into Creve Coeur. Closer and close to the river he strived to drive. He found a path until it led him to farms and open fields, and closed waterworks that said: Damn,...
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