Evening Post & Mail

By Brian Gongol

Make money, have fun, clean up after yourself, and mind your business. Weekdays at 7pm Central, generally in 750 words or less.

Previous issues

Crime shouldn't get a vote

#406 Oct 3, 2022

Know your worth

#405 Oct 2, 2022

All bets are off

#404 Oct 1, 2022

#403

Sep 29, 2022

We just don't agree...yet – On Harry Truman's hiring decisions, underage "influencers", and the agitators who want us to believe
#402

Sep 28, 2022

What's with all the quiet? – On The Beatles, horse-drawn carriages, and the side effects of the electrification of everything
#401

Sep 27, 2022

Personality is built, not bought – On goopy celebrity kitsch, faux masculinity, and the meaningful middle ground of openness to others b
#400

Sep 24, 2022

A tax, but delivered gently – On the UN General Assembly, all-you-can-eat buffets, and how to tackle the problem of climate change
#399

Sep 23, 2022

A life in four minutes – On Mikhail Gorbachev's obituary, buying ink by the barrel, and the chronic problem of digital writers
#398

Sep 21, 2022

To say "no more" – On the mirage of exceptionalism, the things human beings have always wanted, and why 86 million peopl
#397

Sep 20, 2022

A roof overhead – On spacious suburban lawns, interior cabins on cruise ships, and the lessons we ought to think about
#396

Sep 19, 2022

Growing slowly – On radical youth, stodgy elders, and the good advice Americans have had 269 years to digest
#395

Sep 18, 2022

A little decency – On microphones, malcontents, and the platforms given unnecessarily to people who aren't actually maki
#394

Sep 17, 2022

You don't know what you're missing – On the things Grandma used to say, the prospects of writing with the help of artificial intelligence,
#393

Sep 16, 2022

The past just isn't what it used to be – On the Technicolor treatment of the past, safe drinking water, and sneaky attempts to get us to rejec
#392

Sep 15, 2022

It's the economy, but not stupid – On the Baby Boomer workforce exodus, the hazards of a railroad strike, and why anyone who confidently
#391

Sep 14, 2022

Can you believe this? – On the "spiritual but not religious", Peloton preachers, and the unexpected ways organized religious
#390

Sep 11, 2022

Never, never, never, never give in – On pre-Internet memes, Churchill's defiant talking points, and the weekend's rapid turn of events in
#389

Sep 10, 2022

Bridges of war – On Washington crossing the Delaware, the liberation of Ukraine, and the history of bridges in warfare
#388

Sep 8, 2022

Free to choose how to feel – On the luck of birth, the mourning of an empire, and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
#387

Sep 7, 2022

Interesting people – On Tiger Moms, the problem of "adulting", and the selfishly generous notion of raising interesting ki

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