If he doesn’t already, someday the rapper Unk will have children. They will play football. At some point one of them will be the recipient of a hard tackle. Their leg will be twisted awkwardly during the tackle. It will hurt, but it won’t be a serious injury. Unk will tell him that it will be ok. “Walk it out,” he’ll say reassuringly. Then everyone will have a good laugh about the whole thing.


John C. Vieira is a curious man. He enjoys looking for insight and trying to understand the world around him. John is a copywriter by trade and spends his days making words and brands for a design consultancy in Portland. He is interested in reading, writing, video games, science, clarity and running. If he were melted cheese, he would be fundue.