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Author: Michael Picarella

He’s the Twain of the Inane. His work is taken straight from the Inanitarium, a vault of little stories that are literally about nothing, but maybe about everything. Now that you’ve taken a look, it's safe to say this guy is no Twain. He’s even better, right? Michael Picarella is an award-winning writer, amateur family man and expert in fascinations, with a taste for cookies, milk and the American Dream. His book, “Everything Ever After (Confessions of a Family Man),” is a collection of stories you can’t live without from his family humor newspaper column, “Family Men Don’t Wear Name Brands.” Additionally, Picarella is the publisher, content manager and writer of Jack-o’-Lantern Press, a monster blog for monsters only, at www.JackoLanternPress.com, and he’s also the filmmaker behind two feature-length tales of suburban noir you’ve never seen. Picarella is a homeowner living in the outskirts of Los Angeles. He battles armies of domestic gremlins with his wife, son and their pet beagle on a daily basis. Most of their life is made up of small, inane events and manias, which they call their "everything ever after." So how about a break from the BIG, the LOUD, the EXTRAORDINARY and the AMAZING? For more information and ways to connect, go to www.MichaelPicarella.com.

Please with cheese . . . GET TO WORK!

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Michael Picarella

A few minutes of TikTok while she heated up two spinach egg bites from Costco’s frozen foods section (toasted, not microwaved), a cup of decaf coffee (caffeine makes her anxious), hand sanitizer, wipes, a face mask […]

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Everyday Life, Good Clean Fun, Lifestylecoronavirus, covid, education, Online Learning, school, students, teaching

‘Transylveinya Traveler’ applauds new eatery

September 6, 2019September 8, 2019 Michael Picarella

TRANSYLVEINYA HILLS — For those of you giant killer insects out there looking for a big bite to eat, buzz on over to The Junkyard on Insect Centre Drive. The Junkyard is an eatery that […]

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‘What are you doing, Alexa?’

March 22, 2019 Michael Picarella

The siren-loud noise of indie pop at 5 in the morning on a Saturday was not what I wanted at 5 in the morning on Saturday. My 15-year-old son tends to sleep through his alarm, […]

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Everyday Life, Good Clean Fun, Lifestyle2001, Alexa, artificial intelligence, family, funny, HAL 9000, humor, kids, parenting, Smart Technology, technology

Teaching your teen is not impossible

November 16, 2018 Michael Picarella

My 15-year-old no longer has patience—not with inconvenience, not with failure and not with learning, which is often the takeaway in times of inconvenience and failure . . . if you have patience. It seems […]

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1 CommentFictionfamily, humor, kids, learning, parenting, school, teaching, teens, worrier, Worries, worry

Getting older leads to sleepless night

August 17, 2018 Michael Picarella

I was going to bed late, had to get up early for work—probably should’ve skipped that cup of coffee—and I was getting old. Wow, my son turned 15! I am old. I lay in bed […]

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1 CommentFictioncollege, driving, funny, getting old, humor, kids, life, parenting, Restless, sleep, stress, the godfather

Life-threatening volcano and ‘Death Cruise’ fun for whole family

August 3, 2018 Michael Picarella

By Togo Ornottogo Staff Trav-Hell Writer MONSTER ISLAND—Nightmarish works from your mind and everyone else’s minds are now on display in the Hole of Nightmares at the peak of Monster Mountain, the mightiest volcano of […]

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Fiction#MonsterRevolution, funny, Halloween, horror, humor, monsters, Travel, Vacation

Dentists promote smiles but are never happy

June 1, 2018 Michael Picarella

Six months ago, my dentist said I had a cavity that needed drilling. He warned me to change my brushing habits immediately or else. My first thought: My brushing habits have kept me cavity-free for […]

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1 CommentFictionBrushing, dentist, family, funny, humor, teeth

Gardener? For What?

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 Michael Picarella

Last summer, my wife asked if I thought we needed a gardener to maintain our front and back yards. My answer was a big “No!” My dad took care of his yard work. My grandfather […]

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1 CommentEveryday Life, Good Clean Fun, Lifestylefamily, funny, Gardener, humor, Landscaping, lawn, man, Manly, marriage, men, Pride, Suburbia

Life is like lots of jelly beans

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 Michael Picarella

With the country becoming more divided by politics, hot-button issues are popping up everywhere. In fact, anything can be a hot-button issue. Even the Easter holiday comes with its own touchy topics. To eat jelly […]

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Everyday Life, Good Clean Fun, Lifestylecandy, easter, family, funny, Hot-Button, humor, jelly beans, Jesus, kids, man, marriage, men, politics, Rambo

Dad’s got a ticket to ride

March 16, 2018 Michael Picarella

I heard the best time to go to Disneyland is Super Bowl Sunday. That’s because no one goes on the unofficial national holiday, when even churches are closed. According to the Nielsen Company (a global […]

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Everyday Life, Good Clean Fun, LifestyleDisneyland, family, fun, humor, marriage, parenting, teen, teenager, wife

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