The Acci-Dental Checkup
On a recent appointment for a teeth cleaning, I was conned by the old bait and switch: I got a substitute plaque hacker and had not been alerted to the change. You might say I […]
Tag: Bill Spencer
Truth in Advertising
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Bill Spencer is author of Uranus Is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. Originally […]
Afternoon Delight
My mother felt such a stigma attached to napping that she never took a nap in her life. She would, however, announce, with a paperback in her hand, “I’m going to go read my book,” […]
ALL Cats Are Dominant
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Bill Spencer is author of Uranus Is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. Originally […]
The Best Sex Is Makeup Sex
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. Originally from South Carolina, she has worked as an archaeologist, an editor, and a ranger […]
Camel Scandal
In one of the most jaw-dropping ungulate scandals to date—in news so weird it even made “News of the Weird”—43 camels were barred from a beauty pageant in Saudi Arabia last December because of Botox […]
Santa Anita
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. (Bill Spencer is author of Uranus Is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. Originally […]
This Bear’s Repeating
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. (Bill Spencer is author of Uranus Is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. Originally […]
Cock in the Spotlight
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. (Bill Spencer is author of Uranus Is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. […]
How to Stuff a Turkey
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. Originally from South Carolina, she has worked as an archaeologist, an editor, and a ranger […]