Brett Schoenfeldt
Stories (4/0)
The Charming Mr. Peters
The tires on Tina’s 2010 Corolla faintly crunched as she pulled into the tarmac parking lot of the posh Italian restaurant. She was nervous, but also excited. It was her first date with a man she had met through her friend Patty. In fact, it was her first date in almost ten years. She thought about her previous life with her husband Tim. She pushed the thoughts back, she didn’t really like to think about it.
By Brett Schoenfeldt 3 years ago in Horror
What Should I Do?
Our lives are filled with tough decisions relating to how we get the most out of our entertainment time. We all have limited time, but more and more access to entertainment entities. Think of it this way- every day more media exists. We can listen to a song written in the 1600s or written today! We also have access to a plethora of platforms to consume these media. So… What the heck should I do today?
By Brett Schoenfeldt 3 years ago in Geeks
Smoked Brisket: Thinking Outside the Box
Bar-b-que is a time honored tradition. The pitmasters of yore and today have their secrets, there methods, and some pretty serious prejudices. They can get pretty defensive if someone suggests an alternative method or disagrees with there golden rules. Now, that is not to say that all BBQ people are like this. And of course there has been debate since time immemorial based on region and method whether it is ribs, pulled pork, BBQ sauce, or in this case brisket. Now don't get me wrong, a brisket cooked at 200-250 degrees Fahrenheit for 16 hours is definitely damn delicious. There's a reason people line up at Franklin's BBQ at like 4am to get in and partake in his tasty nums. I know backyard smokers who insist on cooking for 16 hours. They get up as early as you would need to in order to get into the most popular BBQ joints. However, my take here, isn't so much that this method is wrong (I am also certainly not saying that I can make a brisket that is as good as Aaron Franklin's). What I am saying here is: You can make a damn good brisket in around 6 hours, 8 with a couple hours for resting.
By Brett Schoenfeldt 3 years ago in Feast
The Silent Foot Falls
He sat alone on the grassy berm, staring up into the cerulean evening sky. He liked to look at the clouds. A lot of people did- they could see things in them. That cloud looks like a so and so, a this and that, a dog, a cat, whatever it was. That was the short game though. The long game played out a little differently. When Alphi looked at the clouds, he liked to see how they were connected. To imagine how they could be connected. Each cloud might be something, but the whole sky was a picture. Why was the dog chasing the cat? Who took care of the animals? He was interested in the answers to the questions that the whole picture asked. He could see a wispy cloud glowing with dim bands of yellow and orange as it crossed the horizon towards the sunset. Where was she going? A strong tailwind was blowing a larger mass of solid clouds behind him. What would he do? Why?
By Brett Schoenfeldt 3 years ago in Criminal