Depressed Fortune Cookie Comic
What if the fortune cookie serving you self-help tips and bits of encouragement were depressed? The fortunes might look something like this:
All of Our Children Wonder at the Same Set of Stars
We find a lot to rage about on our small planet. Right now, wars are raging between peoples who have much more in common than they have things that set them apart. Europe is currently rediscovering the brutality of modern warfare, something much of the rest of the world has not had the luxury of…
On Clear Summer Nights
The history of the universe shines down on us each night. My dad only took me camping one time in my life. I was eleven, and we huddled in our sleeping bags and looked up at the sky. It was littered with stars. Being a creature of the suburbs, I’d never seen that many stars…
Olivia Rodrigo’s “Brutal” Plays Games with Pop Song Tropes
A deep dive into “Brutal”, the first song on Olivia Rodrigo’s brilliant album, “Sour”.
The One With the Labor Solidarity
How choosing to negotiate their salaries as a group improved the quality of Friends and boosted the cast members’ bank accounts.
The Plural of Haiku is Haiku
The plural of haiku is haiku! Here I will make my stand—on this hill I will die.
9 Moments I Fell In Love With You
One of the things I love about haiku are how they tell complete stories that take place in a single moment. Here are nine moments where I fell in love with my wife. There are countless more, but I’m only willing to share nine of them with the world today.
Half a Lifetime
A love letter for another lifetime.
How to Slay a Sonnet
Learn how to write a sonnet that slays your enemies and rallies your loyal troops to your defense.
Before Our Secrets Were Data
Today I’m posting a sonnet about how we dealt with secrets before they became commodified with the power of algorithms.