It's just true. You Can't Trust the Weatherman You can't always tell from the weatherman how cold it is--Seems like the measurement is a bit hit or miss.But you can always tell by the state of your skin,No matter the meteorologist's calculation!
Make sure it's a fresh one! Simple Phishing Advice If you want to catch a predator just take a look--Put a fresh baby on the end of a hook!Cast out your line, and you just wait,Whatever you catch will have taken the bait!
My dad used to tell me this is how he changes his mind. Don't Worry, Be Happy Are you weighed down with worry and care?Perhaps you should blame what's beneath your hair.Just saw a bit and scoop it out--that beleaguered brain all full of doubt!You'll find that you can do without.You won't even notice how … Continue reading INKTOBER 2019: Day 2. Mindless
The most romantic way to give someone the finger... Mortimer Bixby's Marriage Proposal Mortimer Bixby fell in love with an opera singer.She was one half of a pair of singing sisters.Each was for the other a total dead ringer,But only one wanted to make him her misterMortimer loved only one of the two,But not the … Continue reading INKTOBER 2019: Day 1. Ring
Joshua G. J. Insole nominated me for the Discover New Bloggers Liebster Award! I’ve really enjoyed his “Bite-Sized Horror” series. Perfect little tales of terror if you've only got a few minutes for a scare. He’s also got some great short stories up, worth the read if you’ve got a little more time on your … Continue reading The Liebster Award 2019!!!
The sweeping wind slices its way tenderly through the weeping willows’ tendril boughs Like a paper knife carefully cutting out silhouettes into a kaleidoscope of broken shadows, While the rubicund light bleeds in sun-drops through the jagged edges of the leaves To where we repose entangled in our restlessness beneath the shelter of the trees. … Continue reading Wounded Wednesday Presents: A Paler Shade of Truth
Honestly I don't know what to think or feel about it. Even if it amounts to anything and Trump actually has to face consequences for once in his goddamn life, then what? We get Mike Pence for the rest of the term? And that's assuming the whole proceeding doesn't totally derail the Democratic vote in … Continue reading Well They Started an Impeachment Inquiry
I have organized certain tendencies about how people engage with stories into 5 different categories, Analytical, Immersive, Psychological, Logical, and Spectacular. These categories are meant to convey a hierarchy of values—none of them are mutually exclusive. If you are applying this to your own reading habits, you’ll probably notice that there is some overlap. Also, … Continue reading 5 Ways Readers Approach Stories Part I. Suspended Disbelief
[Content Warning: Adult Language, Sacrilegious Burrito, Pig Latin, Questionable Grammar] Am I asleep? Am I awake? Why did I stay up so late? STARE AT THE SCREEN. STARE AT THE SCREEN. STARE AT THE SCREEN. Click. Click. Fuck. Fuck it. Fuck. What? Am I asleep? Am I awake? Why did I stay up so late? … Continue reading WTF Wednesday Presents: I Don’t Even Know What This Is
I have this theory that the increase of bad luck on Friday the Thirteenth acts along entropic principles in reverse so that when luck decreases on the whole system it increases in a closed system, meaning that somebody, somewhere has to be really, really lucky on Friday the Thirteenth. I’m postulating that it is as … Continue reading My Theory About Friday the Thirteenth
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