Veteran teacher: Hey new teacher what are some of your favorite poets? Cool teacher: (puts on sunglasses) I like Dylan. Veteran teacher: Oh, the modernist Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Yes, he’s quite amaz— Cool teacher: No. (Cool teacher drags on cigarette while mounting 1966 Triumph Bonneville motorcycle and looking off toward the horizon) Veteran teacher:Continue reading “Cool Teacher: A One Act Play”
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New Poetry: O God
take me at a time convenient for my soul’s health summer won’t work
If “Star Wars” Were Homework And Students Were Quizzed On It
Gibbs: On the quiz, when asked, “Did you finish watching all of the original Star Wars trilogy over the summer?” you answered, “Yes.” Do you want to stick with that answer? Student: Yes. How come? Gibbs: That’s a little hard to believe based on the way you answered the other questions on the quiz. Student:Continue reading “If “Star Wars” Were Homework And Students Were Quizzed On It”
The Beginning of a Modern Parable
It will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he began to go on his journey, but before he could leave, the mother of theContinue reading “The Beginning of a Modern Parable”
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Summer Fare
Blackened, chilled radicchio with grated Ossau-Iraty, Caesar, and Timut pepper.
How LinkedIn Works
Duck: Ducks don’t like cookies. Ducks like crackers! 58 Other Ducks: So true. Beaver: Do they, though?
New Poetry: Next
I have forgiven myself for far worse than the little sin which haunts me hardest in stray moments of a day. * My nine-year-old daughter launches breathless through the front door to say her friend is walking to the park with her family and can she go, too? * No, I say, for obsidian reasons Continue reading “New Poetry: Next”
The Perils of Thoughtless Engagement
People who pick arguments with imbeciles get habituated to saying things like, “You didn’t answer my arguments,” and, “You haven’t provided any support for your claims,” which means they tend to repeat these claims even when they’re getting razor-sharp counterarguments from thoughtful opponents.
The Song “Dive” By Infinite Body is the Greatest Song of All Time
The song “Dive” by Infinite Body was recently named the greatest song of all time by several media outlets including Pitchfork and Rolling Stone. The song “Dive” by Infinite Body was praised for its “sumptuous texture,” “rich sonic color,” and, “complex composition.” The song “Dive” by Infinite Body has been widely heralded as “a triumphContinue reading “The Song “Dive” By Infinite Body is the Greatest Song of All Time”
