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  • 07.10.2025

    Trash can theology

    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

    absurdity, humor, modern life, opinion, satirical storytelling, Social Commentary
  • 18.09.2025

    A Hill Worth Dying On – If You’re Made of Crap

    A Hill Worth Dying On – If You’re Made of Crap

    Today proved that natural selection is on sabbatical, and humanity is out here strutting like stupidity is a superpower. Sarcasm abandoned me, common sense flatlined, and stupidity sashayed in sequins, waving like a pageant queen. By mid-morning, I was done. Tonight, I eat like a raccoon in a dumpster and call it coping. Tomorrow, the… Continue reading

    humor blog, modern life, modern stupidity, opinion’absurdity, rants about society, sarcasm served daily, satirical storytelling

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