John Danek, Author at HARDTIMES

June 6, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La. — The ghost of Winston Batts, a cobbler and hobbyist clarinetist who died in 1944, is finally…

May 13, 2024

The miracle of childbirth changes you instantly. When I first saw my goopy baby and heard its cries, my heart…

May 9, 2024

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The members of local prog metal band Miscreations are embroiled in debate as to whether their…

May 6, 2024

MANCHESTER — New wave obsessive and romantic introvert Jana Chapman is disappointed to find herself in a love triangle that…

April 24, 2024

I am way too good of a friend. Despite being a total bebop jazz head, I agreed to go to…

April 11, 2024

Just about everyone is getting sober these days. Self-destructive musicians, degenerate friends, and even Aunt Linda are laying off the…

April 6, 2024

HAZLETON, Penn. — An outraged atheist berated a fellow customer in a local record shop upon overhearing a discussion that…

March 26, 2024

The wealth divide in modern society is so deep that a clash between the haves and the have-nots is inevitable.…

March 21, 2024

PHOENIX — The children of the Aaronson family forgave their father Billy for leaving them with empty, growling stomachs in…

March 19, 2024

In 1972, ascendant British prog rockers Pink Floyd challenged the artist/audience relationship by releasing their concert film Live at Pompeii.…