A Flower That Only Bloomed Once
The Eighteen-Year Goodbye (Told in the voice of my friend, Asha, about her dog, Bruno) It was…
Humor
A Little Deer and the Dust of Me
So, today, I almost blew my top. You know how in cartoons, steam shoots out of ears…
No Predator Needed—We’ve Got Brains!
My coffee was doing its usual magic trick—the milk, sugar, and tiny bit of peace in my…
Faith You Didn’t Ask For, Straight to Your Door
When Belief Starts Sounding Like Spam You know those special salespeople? The ones who don’t need to…
Planting Onions, Harvesting Stories
This morning, while making coffee, I caught myself doing it again—staring out the window like it was…
Dear God, Never Mind: A Life in Three Prayers
Ever walk into a temple and think, “Wow, this is God’s giant suggestion box, but everyone’s suggesting…
Baldness, Backaches, and Other Highly Strategic Life Donations
What sacrifices have you made in life? Okay, let’s talk about sacrifices—better known as “Oops, where did…
Glittering Mousetraps and Other Ways We Lie to Ourselves
I know a person named Bradley—not his real name, of course; privacy is a charming little costume…
My Brain: The Unpaid Intern Writing My Life’s Comedy Script
What makes you laugh? Some people laugh at jokes. Me? I laugh at my life. Clearly, it’s…
The Silent Shame of Owning a Tesla in 2025
Let me say something wild: I bought my Tesla just to save money. Shocking, isn’t it? Nope,…
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Made in [Birth Year] – Best Before [Already Expired]
Daily writing prompt What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? Some people get…
Why I Retired From Arguing (and Started Talking to My Coffee)
I used to think winning arguments made me smart. I believed if I had the best facts…
The 49 Day Mirror
A few days ago, I stumbled across a YouTube video about something called The Tibetan Book of…
The God I Fear, the God I Doubt, the God I Seek
It all began with a comment on one of the best blogs I follow. We engaged in…
The Weight of Silence: A Confrontation With the Self
Silence is never truly silent. I once believed silence was nothingness, a mere absence of sound. But…
Quantum Mechanics: The Universe’s Dumbest Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
Quantum mechanics is weird. Really weird. It says tiny particles can be in two places at once,…
Part 3: Innovative Ways to Combat Overpopulation Without Conflict
Alright, humans, we’ve crammed the planet, wasted everything, and made robots take our jobs. Now what? Do…
Part 2: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Oh, Just Everything.)
Welcome back, fellow humans! In Part 1, we threw a party for overpopulation. Now, let’s admire the…
Overpopulation: The Greatest Trend of Our Time! (Because Who Needs Space, Water, or Sanity?) Part 1
Congrats, humans! You did it! While every other creature is struggling to survive, we’ve smashed every population…
How to Turn Your Very Normal Life Into a Historical Epic
History is just a fancy way of saying, “someone wrote things down in an interesting way.” A…