Their value … re-evaluated — Yes, this is solely my experience. But, you had a dad too, or a parent, or a parent surrogate, or parenting figures in your life. What did they impart to you? “THINK!” This was easily my dad’s favorite shriek. Often followed by a short, screamed, “explanation” about exactly what to think…

I could go on and on … so I will — We all get the message behind: “Dance like nobody’s watching.” But — like too many sprinkles on your ice cream cone, or too much Colombian marching powder on your nasal mucosa, or too many cooks in your “broth” — you can take the message too fucking far. Many have. Here’s…

36 cents in a year … REALLY?! — There are so many reasons to leave Medium in the rear view mirror. plummeting earnings the same 17.2 people get notified about, and view, and may read, your stories constant glitch-fest You name it. We got tsuris up the ying-yang, and plenty of other inconvenient places. Recently though, I read…

A dysfunctional response to Adam Robinson’s April prompt — To quote my April prompt muse, Adam Robinson, “Doesn’t have to be a poem. Could be a romance novel, or a Sci-Fi thriller…it just HAS to involve goats! I cannot stress that enough.” This, from Adam’s story/prompt/writer’s block therapy session: Goat Humor…& Doctor Funny’s Writing Prompt for April! I don’t know either…medium.com Of COURSE it has to involve goats.

The “self-help” collection from Hell — “Please bring me a smaller nose.” Say it repeatedly. It’ll probably produce the desired result. We seem to need “thoughts and prayers” on a near-constant basis. With that in mind, and realizing that our need won’t change until shortly before the Earth spirals into the Sun, I gathered my favorite…

Unanswered … deliberately — I’m not even going to try. Instead I’ll post 10 puzzlers you can ponder. See if you can figure them out solo. It’ll be fun. Promise. 1️⃣ Why do the Japanese have blurry genitalia? Asking for a friend. 2️⃣ Do “thoughts and prayers” ever benefit anyone? Asking for Ted Cruz. 3️⃣ Why can’t a billionaire afford a decent haircut? Asking for the long-suffering Melania.

And other clever ways to boost your popularity as a writer — We all know the drill for popularity as an online writer: 🔥 write great stuff 🔥 read great stuff 🔥 engage … meaningfully The formula above is the lather — rinse — repeat of the writer’s path to shining success, and/or fabulous hair. …

Not what you’d think … of course — We all know that The Mango Mussolini has predicted he’ll be arrested. He’s followed that ̶w̶e̶l̶l̶-̶d̶e̶s̶e̶r̶v̶e̶d̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶n̶t̶u̶a̶l̶i̶t̶y̶ “dire warning” with a plea to his MAGAT minions to riot, a la Jan 6th. But will they rise up and comply with his wishes? Many of these fine people, who sought only…

#flavored breathing … trending! — It’ll hit Twitter tomorrow, but it’s already trending on Medium. “What!” You may already be gasping in disbelief. “What is trending on Medium, and will shortly be trending worldwide due to the incredible power of the greatest free speech organ ever invented?” Flavored breathing, that’s what! I’ll explain. Recently, these three stories, extolling breathing’s virtues, have appeared.