Anyhow, on our way to Chuck E. Cheese, I had this tickling in the back part of my brain and I said to Husband, “Wasn’t Chuck E. Cheese named something else back in the day?” He looked at me like I was going mad. “No. I don’t think so. It’s always been Chuck E. Cheese.”… Read More Why Do My Arms Hurt?: An Investigation
Boychild and I have started our own film studio. He’s writing, I’m directing and we’re casting local toys as actors. It all began with a sock puppet named “Sadie Danger,” who was a terrible puppet at the start. She would do all the bad things, and Boychild would have to be her moral center. Sadie’s gotten less troublesome as she’s evolved, becoming more mischievous than bad, but she still makes messes and tries to eat things that aren’t food. We love Sadie. … Read More The Creative Spirit
What I’ve noticed about beach folk is that there are these men- these middle-aged dudes with impressive guts that sort of jut out from the rest of them. Big, sun-baked bellies on display. And they don’t care. … Read More S’up, Beaches
It’s the thick of the summer. July somethingth. I dunno. 25th? Dates have sort of lost their meaning in the quarantining. I looked at my face the other day and thought, “Ooh. What is wrong with my skin? Is the lighting weird in here or something? I look odd.” And then it hit me: I… Read More Pale Lady
I’m fighting a case of “the sads.” Who wouldn’t be sad for the world? The president is a (fill in the awful blank), black folks keep getting murdered just for existing, and many folks can’t afford groceries or rent. Oh, and there’s STILL A PANDEMIC and PEOPLE ARE DYING. This is depressing sh!t, which is… Read More Pockets
I’m currently walking around with a pair of cream colored bedroom shoes in my hands. They’re my mom’s. She bought them for the chilly Vermont winters when she comes to visit. I think they look like someone skinned a clinically depressed sheep then made an even sadder pair of shoes from that poor bastard’s hide.… Read More Birthday Pot Cookie Quarantine Good Times
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