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The Halloween hangover
The cobwebs are still clinging, the candy’s gone missing, and somehow it’s already Thanksgiving season. In this snarky post-Halloween reality check, I wonder why the holidays insist on sprinting back-to-back and question humanity’s obsession with pumpkin spice, inflatables, and performing seasonal cheer before the fake blood’s even dry. Continue reading
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Ghosts, grifters, and Google
From candlelit parlors to Netflix deals, mediums have been cashing in on our curiosity about the spirit world for centuries. This snarky tour through séances, celebrity psychics, and search engines proves that Halloween isn’t just costumes and candy, it’s also a crash course in how humans monetize mystery. Continue reading
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Dragged through Hell (and an old familiar sub-division)
What was supposed to be a calm nature walk turned into three and a half hours of chaos, squirrel warfare, dead zones, and public humiliation. My dog dragged me through hell, the suburbs, and my last shred of dignity, and somehow still had energy to spare. Continue reading
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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words, and yes, it’s one of the longest words in the dictionary. From Merriam-Webster’s word-nerd rabbit holes to the irony of therapy sessions gone wrong, here’s a witty look at why language can both intimidate and connect us. Continue reading
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Trash can theology
When a group of high school students wrote to Kurt Vonnegut, he answered with an assignment no one expected: write a poem, then shred it. No applause, no grade, no glory. Just creation for its own sake. Here’s why his strange little challenge still matters, and why I’m trying it too. Continue reading
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Attention, please!
From hospital wristbands to “big news coming soon” teasers, vaguebooking has turned social media into a stage for cryptic cries for attention. Whether it’s prayers, applause, or an IYKYK wink, these posts reveal how platforms are stunting adult maturity, reducing grown-ups into teenagers fishing for validation in the digital lunchroom. Continue reading
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When Your Signature Becomes an Artifact
Cursive isn’t dead, it’s just moonlighting as Boomers’ secret code while Millennials and Gen Z stare at it like it’s the Da Vinci Code. From forged report cards to professors dragging back composition books, handwriting proves it’s less about elegance and more about survival in the age of bots. Continue reading
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If Rude Were a Ringtone
Phones in my house have always come with drama. First, my mom stalked every call on the extension and my dad scared off boys. Now, smartphones stalk me with tracking apps, blast calls at concert volume, and remind me daily that technology may be smart, but humans sure aren’t. Continue reading
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Smart Home, Dumb Owners
What started as a simple smart-bulb swap turned into a comedy of errors. Between Alexa refusing to cooperate, Google mocking us with song lyrics, and neighbors mistaking our flashlight strobe for a rave, we’ve learned one truth: sometimes a candle really is the smarter choice. Continue reading
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How I Got Fired for Refusing to Work for Free
They offered me a job title without a paycheck, a workload without limits, and “exposure” as my only reward. I declined and got fired with a click. This isn’t a story about losing a job, it’s about refusing to lose my self-respect. Continue reading
The Creative Quill 