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I am a former newspaper reporter and a recovering lawyer (meaning I only do healing legal work, which is the same thing as being unemployed).

I am also the editor/publisher of The Frumious Bandersnatch, a satirical newspaper and parody website with readers

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Growing old: 12 of 125

They say memory is the second thing that goes when you get older. I can't remember what the first one was. We live like things will never change. And then one day I couldn't find my car in the parking lot. It doesn't help that I own a white SUV and a whole lot of people also own white SUVs. Antenna balls are great, because t...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: My life without you: 2 of 19

The loom of life We are like threads in the loom of life weaving us together Each of us brings a unique color and texture to the creation Sometimes we are in control of the pattern But more times we have no idea what the design really is We just play our role and keep our thread feeding into the loom And there is a special s...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Finding bugs in the house: 9 of 70

My house is bug heaven. This is because it is a very old house that was vacant for years and all sorts of critters moved in ranging from the usual ants, termites, spiders, cockroaches and scorpions all the way up the food chain to squirrels and a possum. I should add the house is made out of adobe (mud) and is located in Sou...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Memorial Day: 6 of 37

“Monuments” No war is officially over until the citizens of every city and town erect a monument to those that died in that particular war. And in every city and town there is a public park populated by gaunt bronze men most green with age carrying muskets and rifles and flags and walls of names of thos...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections The Obama cult: Is the Second Coming nigh?: 6 of 36

No. The Second Coming is not at hand. The hype surrounding Barak Obama's ascendancy to the Presidency reminds one of how the Second Coming might look if it was produced by Hollywood. Not surprisingly, in an environment of gloom and doom, people will look for hope. Obama emerged at exactly the right time to give millions some...
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Is the Constitution always right?: 2 of 11

Asking if the US Constitution is always right is a loaded question. To some it means that one has to stick to the original intent of the folks who wrote it. This is the same kind of debate over whether one has a strict interpretation of the Bible. No, you cannot “interpret” the words of the Constitution or the Bi...
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Self improvement: 4 of 20

The premise of self-improvement is that you are somehow lesser than your potential, and thus need to do something to improve yourself. It is obvious that if one is overweight, smoking, not exercising enough, or eating nothing but fast food, the path to better health and self-improvement is obvious. Not that many actually suc...
Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing How to publish best-selling books: 1 of 5

So you've written a book. You've gone a lot farther than those who think about writing a book, but never actually write it. You've just begun. The traditional path is to find an agent, and the agent pitches your book. Unless you know someone who knows an agent, chances of getting an agent are very slim. Some agents claim the...
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Southern stereotypes: 4 of 17

Growing up in the south I remember constantly being admonished not to "talk like them trash" and to generally avoid any behavior that could be associated with then trash". Trash were the folks who lived on the other side of town in shacks with lots of broken automobiles in their yards, and lots of poorly clothed children. I ...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Is it possible for politicians to tell the truth?: 1 of 4

Is it possible for politicians to tell the truth? No, it is not possible for a politician to tell the truth in the United States today. Why is that? Because any politician who tells the truth is going to be pilloried by the pundits and panderers of either the left or the right and then tossed out of office. Name one politici...