"Someone Will Stop This Train"
By William Bolyard
You ever been pulled in so many different directions
That all you wanted to do is sleep with a woman?
Thinking that somehow was the cure
Late night stumbling in the door
The bottle you brought home,
Spilling on the floor
You sit in the kitchen
Back against the cabinet
Your eye finds misery
Where the old letters are hidden
Guess my heart is that lonely
Your eyes read over old flames
Filling your heart with bleeding pain
You should go back out
Don’t end the night like this
Find a girl
Chat her up
Beg her to somehow stop this train
William Bolyard spent over 10 years as a US Army infantryman. He is the author of Sober Man’s Thoughts. You can follow him on IG here. Listen to our Savage Wonder podcast episode with him here.
This week on the Savage Wonder podcast…
Air Force spouse Ashley Gutermuth
turned down a surefire career as a flight investigator and inspector to pursue stand-up comedy. Not only was she not deterred by the pandemic, she succeeded in navigating the Zoom comedy world, finding corporate gigs and continuing to hone her craft. Finding a way to tell jokes and not fully derail her husband's career, Ashley is a natural comic who is just hitting her stride and taking the military community along with her.
Folks - the Parlor is back!
Starting this Saturday night, downtown Cornwall is once again the place to see great theater with Joshua Harmon’s 2018 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award winning dramady Admissions. Drinks, dessert, a hilarious live performance, professional actors, an intimate unforgettable space, pay-what-you-can tickets…it simply does not get better than this.
I’m not going to lie, we’re poking the bear a little with Admissions. It’s not a traditional comedy. It’s a provocative yet even-handed look at the college admissions process and the hypocrisies, gaffes, primal screams, and noble intentions behind race-based admissions. Issues of race, class, and privilege are confronted head-on with Joshua Harmon’s straightforward, unsparing, blunt dialogue. It’s a night of satire, drama and social commentary that will leave you questioning, laughing, and shaking your head.
As always, you’re welcome to show up and hope for a cancellation. But if you really want to see the show, why not book now and save yourself the uncertainty?