Tag: satire
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Meditating While Your Baby Naps
Drop your ear to your other shoulder and roll your head over to the other side. Keep your eyes closed. Please. If your eyes are open, disregard the laundry. Just disregard. Breathe in on “dis,” breathe out on “regard.” Disregard. -
Early Retirement
Dear Ghost-Of-A-Murder-Victim-That-Hangs-Out-Over-My-Bed, I do hope this letter finds you well as I recognize this my first attempt at correspondence after our last encounter. I hope you did not interpret me as being too rude – I did not mean to roll my eyes at your horrific visage and rollover under my covers. The uttered sigh, ... -
This Ad Will End In Two Millennia
Alan Forthite opened his eyes and was met with blinding light. His head felt extraordinarily heavy on his shoulders, and he had to exert considerable effort to not let it lull about in place. He raised his hand to rub at his aching temples. That’s when he remembered that he was dead. I was sitting ... -
Be Careful What You Ask For
You’re just flipping channels as usual when a friend texts you to tell you there is something interesting going on over on C-Span. You wonder if your friend might be pranking you since they know how curious you can be, but you flip over to C-Span anyways. You are slack-jawed as you see a man ... -
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Who Dropped The Ball?
It shouldn’t be this way. One often hears phrases like this when tragedy strikes. Such was the case when the detectives arrived on the scene. The dispatch sent them to investigate the crime committed in Times Square. They were just around the corner, at the doughnut shop when they got the call. He had his apple ... -
A Modest Proposal For Preventing The Children Of Apartments From Being Obnoxious And To Validate And Assist Pet Owners
It is a frustrating experience to those who have animals and live in apartments, or other close quarters, to hear the beating and pounding of smaller humans through walls that should provide peace and quiet to their homes. These individuals, instead of enjoying an environment that should be their sanctuary, are forced to “grin and ...