No, I didn’t buy anything from the vending machine. Although I was sorely tempted…
Category: Humor/Fiction
SPOOKY STORIES FOR HALLOWEEN: The Tell-Tale Project
Still, it sits — unfinished, like a monument to failure. And with it, that dreadful pulse — thump-thump, thump-thump…
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Elephants Go To Court
From what I can tell from the news reports, Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo are not engaged in rebellion…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bad Bunny Endorses Kamala Harris
Donald Trump, for example, has been endorsed by a fair number of celebrities… but not by Bad Bunny…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Saving America, One Joke at a Time
Ms. Petri joked about her newspaper deciding not to endorse a candidate…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The View from the Neighbors’ Window
Some might say, it’s really none of their business. But ‘business’ nowadays has a way of crossing the border…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Fly Me to the Moon… or Better Yet, Mars
Elon Musk, reportedly the world’s wealthiest man, has reportedly begun giving away $1 million a day to randomly-selected registered voters…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: My Apologies to the MAGA Cult
I believe the sentence in question is within the third paragraph from the bottom of the story…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Crazy Humor of Donald Trump
Donald Trump knows exactly what he’s doing…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Chicken Little, and the Falling Inflation Rate, Part One
$3.09 for unleaded. We didn’t know how good we had it…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Past the Tipping Point
I believe in omens. Not everyone does. Or at least, not everyone is willing to admit they believe in omens…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pagosa Springs, New & Improved
I came across an interesting comment in the Daily Post the other day… a letter to the editor written by Richard P. Reading…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bad Language Makes Good Politics
“Politics abounds with bad language: lying and bullshitting, grandstanding and virtue signaling, code words and dogwhistles, and more…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: In Case You Missed Columbus Day
Historians have generally held the belief that Christopher Columbus was of Italian descent…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Psychopath Sitting Next to Me
Psychopaths, as they are portrayed in movies seemed to have qualities like viciousness and callousness that I didn’t see in myself…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Fear of People Wearing Glasses
I’ve always been a little weirded out by people who wear sunglasses indoors… or at night…
READY, FIRE, AIM: November is Coming. Big Deal.
The county clerks in Colorado are working overtime this week, getting ready to mail out the November ballots…
READY, FIRE, AIM: They’re Eating Cats in Colorado
At least one hunter, interviewed for an article on TheMeatEater.com, makes his mountain lion meat into “breakfast sausage”…