David Himmel 1/21/22 David Himmel 1/21/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 16, 2022

Parenting is sometimes you and your kid getting pissed at each other over how fast he eats his box of raisins.

Guest User 1/20/22 Guest User 1/20/22

Based On A True Feeling

Now something has broken, and her vision is brand new and it feels amazing. Little more than a week past eighteen and really in her own skin for the first time. Like he gave her something that would always be hers.

This is the first time she has let herself look in the mirror since then.

Joe Janes 1/19/22 Joe Janes 1/19/22

Let’s Ruin Your Favorite Shows and Movies!

HOW I MET YOUR FATHER: We don’t find out.

Don Hall 1/18/22 Don Hall 1/18/22

Performative Trauma is a Devil's Bargain

Complexity and marketing are not compatible lovers.

Don Hall 1/17/22 Don Hall 1/17/22

I Believe... [A Mouthful of Shit]

...that an opinion without some factual backup is like a cake without sugar. It's heavy, flat and tastes like a mouthful of shit.

Don Hall 1/16/22 Don Hall 1/16/22

The Definition of Success and Failure Determines the Roads You Take

What would you do if you knew you would not fail?

Don Hall 1/15/22 Don Hall 1/15/22

Beware Strangers Bearing a Gift Freelance Gig

With the pandemic, lockdowns, stimulus checks, and the dramatic rise in remote gigs, the grift is in full force.

David Himmel 1/14/22 David Himmel 1/14/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 10, 2022

Want evidence that humanity sucks? Look no further than a parking garage and the way humans park far outside lines and leave their SUVs in spots marked “Small Car Only.”

Don Hall 1/13/22 Don Hall 1/13/22

The Music of Obscenity

Favorites include "douchebag," "asshat," "shit stain," and, of course, any variation on the word "fuck." The Irish can use these words like Yo Yo Ma can play an arpeggio and I consider myself a near virtuoso.

Joe Janes 1/12/22 Joe Janes 1/12/22

Helpful Ways to Own the Libs

Quote Marjorie Taylor Greene whenever possible.

Guest User 1/11/22 Guest User 1/11/22

Vegas Diary: Part Tomorrow — The Lady Opportunist

This is not to say that I should have known better and come here earlier. No, you have to be ready for this place, unless of course you were born here and have been immersed in it your whole life.

I say you have to be ready, because Vegas finds a way of zeroing in on your vice. Finding your deepest weakness and exploiting it by offering you what you think you want while painlessly extracting its own needs.

Don Hall 1/10/22 Don Hall 1/10/22

I Believe... [Bag of Weasels]

I believe... that every relationship comes with its bag of weasels.

Joe Mallon 1/9/22 Joe Mallon 1/9/22

The Coffee Shop

“You know.” The stranger winked. “I mean, what if you pissed someone off bad. I mean really bad. And they wanted it taken care of? In a coffee shop? Say, this one? At,” he looked at his watch, then looked up smiling. “One o’clock and thirty-five seconds.” He laughed. “And the guy to do it was supposed to be me? Weird, huh?”

Don Hall 1/8/22 Don Hall 1/8/22

The Opinion of the Intelligent

If your personal truth is only informed by your experiences in the world, without some attempt to triangulate and educate yourself, it is by the very definition, "the certainty of the ignorant."

David Himmel 1/7/22 David Himmel 1/7/22

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of January 2, 2022

The season one, second episode of The Book of Boba Fett should have been called, “Dances with Sand People.”

MT Cozzola 1/6/22 MT Cozzola 1/6/22

Our year

There were splinters in our hearts the size of floorboards.

We waited, shivering.

Joe Janes 1/5/22 Joe Janes 1/5/22

GOP Reflects On January 6th, National Bean Day

Communist Democrats won’t celebrate this great national holiday.

David Himmel 1/5/22 David Himmel 1/5/22

A Brief Poem About a Writer Who Doesn't Write

They say—they being creative writing professors, esteemed novelists, and hacks with wordy Instagram posts alike—that writers write. Writers who get their shit out there—not all of it, but enough of it—are the real writers. True warriors of the pen and keys.

Don Hall 1/3/22 Don Hall 1/3/22

I Believe... [Bristling Elites]

...that when Pulitzer prize winners and people with advanced degrees bristle at being called “elites” the Emperor’s codpiece just slipped off his huge, highly educated, monied cock.

Don Hall 1/2/22 Don Hall 1/2/22

Sauna Talk is a Lot Like Locker Room Talk

"Well, that's racist."

Nine sphincters tightened. Nine old, wrinkly, half-naked white men almost held nine sets of breath.

I looked him in the eye. "What about that is racist?"