Let’s Put on a Show
Like every red-blooded American boy of a certain age–gay or straight–the first time I saw Judy Garland I fell deeply and tragically in love. Those big cocker spaniel eyes; the quivering lip when faced with […]
Category: Fiction
Ubernerdism Demolishes Darwin’s Theory
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution has been knee capped by the rise in Western countries, especially the U.S., Japan and England, by the advent of ‘Ubernerdism’. His theory, which has in modern times been boiled down […]
Pigeons Have Copied Our Brains
In a summer of my misspent youth long past I worked as an intern in Washington, D.C. and would frequently walk past the White House on my lunch hour. There I would encounter, as you […]
The Summer We Cornered the Hog Lard Market
The year was 1962. The place–a small town in Missouri so insignificant it billed itself as The Gateway to the Ozarks. Not the Ozark Mountains themselves, you understand, but if you wanted to get to […]
Ripping the Headlines Today, 7/11/25
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about the 2025 NBA draft, doesn’t need to be complicated or confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is […]
You Aren’t Pole Dancing Enough in Your Living Room
“Having trouble getting married? Maybe you aren’t doing enough pole dancing in your living room.” Wall Street Journal, “In Japan, ‘Marriage Hunting’ May Require the Right Lair.” Back in my bachelor days I sometimes despaired […]
