Otis Twelve

2 weeks ago | omahamagazine.com | Otis Twelve

A friend I ran into the other day inquired, “Otis, you have developed a limp? Is all well with you, my friend?”To which I responded, “Have you ever eaten an ‘Oggie?’”My friend seemed confused, but before he could answer my inquiry, I continued…“Oggie is the word used in Cornwall to refer to a traditional savory pastry also known as a ‘Cornish pasty.’ People thereabouts have been devouring the D-shaped, pinched-edge staples for centuries.

Feb 21, 2025 | omahamagazine.com | Otis Twelve

It seemed like a good idea at the time. It almost wrecked my life. As I reached the hoary age of three score and 15 the pressure began to build behind my eyeballs. I could feel the urge growing, starting to crowd the space in my skull usually reserved for odd, discarded, mutated, and immature fantasies that had lived and multiplied in my head like fungi in a damp cellar.