JUNE 26, 2026 CORNER MEET YOUR VENDOR The wizard knows SCOOP STEVENS Groundcover vendor No. 638 Women loving women seems natural to me. Men are narcissists who are incapable of love. Men plant seeds, move dirt around and then die. One day women will love women forever. If only I was one of them. I mean, not necessarily in a transgender way, but as a goddess-woman. Is there really a universe? Or is it just an illuMichael Brown, vendor No. 306 In one sentence, who are you? Michael Ray Brown. When and why did you start selling Groundcover? Because Groundcover helps you meet respectful and caring people. It also helps me understand other people’s struggles. What is your favorite thing to do in Ann Arbor? Visit the Cherry Republic store and Elmo’s T-Shirts and meet my customers. What is something about you that someone on the street wouldn’t know? I am from Norfolk, Va., I was born in North Carolina and my birthday is July 15. What motivates you to work hard selling Groundcover News? It helps me meet different people and stay out of trouble. What's the best/worst thing about selling Groundcover? There is no worst thing! The best is that it helps you to have a few dollars in your pocket. If you had to eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? Spam out of the can and crackers. If you had a warning label, what would yours say? Keep your drama and problems to yourself. What words do you live by? Keep your eyes on the prize. What would be the first thing you’d do if you won the lottery? Go back to my hometown in Norfolk. What song do you have completely memorized? “Make It Last Forever” by Keith Sweat. What is the most impressive thing you know how to do? Dancing and working with cars and trucks. sion? Is there intelligent life out there? Or is it just window dressing? The Tao is nameless, the origin of Heaven and Earth. Is there a higher power or powers that can help us to accomplish our desires? I hope that there is a higher power because I desire to be a goddess-woman. My life has never made much sense to me. I was never successful as a man in a man’s world. I was born on a day of the year that is known for its association with the occult, December 21. I never because my father reprimanded me for And You Wonder Why And you wonder why She's crying in public Wiping tears from silent eyes Memories move like bullets Never more to remember but perhaps to die? I am the silent riot I am the A-class drama queen The funniest if I'm real honest But the saddest in my dreams Because I have lost the nuance of what makes dreams make-believe And you wonder why? Our love plays out like a bad Gatsby movie scene Hush because silence is bliss and ignorance is automatic Where critics always gather, angels and demons cannot coexist Lovers undercover, loners, and clowns rush off the scene to love, to kill, to prayerfully die And we, all along, are left here to wonder why? If true love exists, why do these things we call bliss make us wish to disappear? And you wonder why she's crying silent tears in public from wounded warrior eyes HANNAH HOWELL Groundcover contributor really thought much of it, probably expressing an interest in astrology and instructed me not to look to the stars for guidance. I looked to the Bible instead. I really did believe in Jesus because that is all you can really do with Jesus. Hebrews 11:6 says that if someone believes that Jesus existed then Jesus will reward them if they diligently seek him. Unfortunately, Jesus never existed. All was not lost though, I did learn about the concept of the god-man. Greek civilization blessed humanity with an understanding of the immortal soul. Those who know don’t say anything. Those who don’t know say a lot. New Age advocate Shirley Maclaine (actress from Steel Magnolias) doesn’t know; she goes into great detail about previous lives that she lived. It doesn’t work that way, but at times you do sense that you have already experienced something before. One day reincarnation will come to an end on this earth and there will be only women left to love women forever. GROUNDCOVER NEWS 3
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