A Parallel Universe

A Parallel Universe is the blog of Chuck Turchick. Chuck Turchick was a bum, now he's retired. He hates to write but gets headaches unless he spews forth with his weird, other-worldy thoughts.

Artie and Barbara: A Short Story

By Chuck Turchick, A Parallel Universe

Once upon a time, in a small Midwestern town, a young couple, new to the area, were expecting their first child. So they decided to visit the town hospital to make arrangements for the baby’s delivery. “Viking Hospital” seemed a strange name to them for a hospital, but it was the only one in town.

Their conversation with the hospital administrator, Mr.

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Caucus resolution on war budget

By Chuck Turchick, A Parallel Universe

It's caucus time. Progressives and libertarians will likely once again propose resolutions about the U.S. war budget. They'll argue, "Let's spend that money on our true collective needs," or "Let's return that money to our pockets." And these resolutions will likely once again have no effect.

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Memories of Marv

By Chuck Turchick, A Parallel Universe

When he heard that Marv Davidov had passed away, one of my co-defendants suggested I write a letter to the editor for our group. But I couldn't. I'm terrible at expressing myself in such circumstances. Besides, the football games were on. Marv would have understood that -- well, maybe more so if it were the Twins or the Final Four. 

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