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Published in The Haven

·May 9

Water Restrictions, Carbon Emission Limits, and Bans on Composting Your Dead Roommate

New conservation efforts in California are invasive, bossy, and really bumming people out. — California has long been a pioneer in restricting carbon emissions as a way of making the state look way cooler in climate documentaries. But it appears that trying to legislate breathable air doesn’t satisfy the overbearing Golden State anymore. Starting June 1st, around 6 million Southern California residents will be…

Humor

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Water Restrictions, Carbon Emission Limits, and Bans on Composting Your Dead Roommate
Water Restrictions, Carbon Emission Limits, and Bans on Composting Your Dead Roommate

Apr 5

How I’m Going To Weaponize the Secrets You Just Told Me

But only because I care. — When you told me that you were the one that steals the K-cups from the lounge, or that you shredded Barb’s cost report so you could get the VP promotion, or when you had a one-night stand with your best friend’s wife, I didn’t tell anyone. Remember? I’m a team…

Work

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How I’m Going To Weaponize the Secrets You Just Told Me
How I’m Going To Weaponize the Secrets You Just Told Me

Published in Greener Pastures Magazine

·Dec 15, 2021

“Does Hand Sanitizer Remove Blood Stains?”

And other musings from Lady Macbeth’s diary during the pandemic. — May 13, 2020: HOME SWEET HOME Being quarantined with my Thane and our cadre of bone-headed servants for many a fortnight got me thinking about how miserable I am living in a castle. It’s so cold and full of terrors. I’d like to move, but no matter how hot the housing market is, no one is…

Humor

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“Does Hand Sanitizer Remove Blood Stains?”
“Does Hand Sanitizer Remove Blood Stains?”

Published in Greener Pastures Magazine

·Oct 15, 2021

You Made Fun of My Etsy Soap, So I Saved the World, Bitch

Now I’ll spend the rest of my life crafting handmade soaps that will make you rue that day. — Some dreams are small. Some dreams are dumb. My dreams are neither. After MegaCraftHoe6969 posted a review that my soaps looked like, “Leatherface’s butthole,” I had to figure out what that reference meant. When I did, I knew the only way to exact my revenge would be to make the…

Global Handwashing Day

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You Made Fun of My Etsy Soap, So I Saved the World, Bitch
You Made Fun of My Etsy Soap, So I Saved the World, Bitch

Published in Greener Pastures Magazine

·Aug 11, 2021

The Morning Habits of Highly Successful Cervical Polyps

A modern growth’s guide to success! — The harrowing truth about being a cervical polyp is that generally, everyone ignores you. It’s been totally up to us to figure out how to survive, thrive, and make our voices heard in an uncertain uterine future. …

Humor

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The Morning Habits of Highly Successful Cervical Polyps
The Morning Habits of Highly Successful Cervical Polyps

Jul 10, 2021

I Found a Hidden Safe in My Closet

And other great ways to get people to notice you… Home renovations might get some people’s juices flowing, but I would rather be forced to watch 10 episodes of SNL with Elon Musk as the host than choose between a standard or a linear drain. The humanity! But also, I…

Humor

4 min read

I Found a Hidden Safe in My Closet
I Found a Hidden Safe in My Closet

Published in Greener Pastures Magazine

·Jul 6, 2021

I, An Average Subway Sandwich Artist, Witnessed the Moment When Tuna Became “Not Tuna”

It Doesn’t Seem Real… But Then Again, Nothing Seems Real at Subway — “America’s largest sandwich chain had just been sued by two Los Angeles customers who said that the meat that Subway was advertising as tuna was, in fact, something else entirely.” — Sarah Bahr, The New York Times (June 29, 2021) After Jared, company morale within Subway was at an all-time…

Humor

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I, An Average Subway Sandwich Artist, Witnessed the Moment When Tuna Became “Not Tuna”
I, An Average Subway Sandwich Artist, Witnessed the Moment When Tuna Became “Not Tuna”

Published in The Haven

·Jun 9, 2021

Yikes! I Dropped My Guns Into a River! What Else Can I Use as a Zoom Background?

This happens to all of us at one time or another — This happens to all of us at one time or another, so don’t be too hard on yourself! True patriots can also fall into the liberal trap of making mistakes and/or being an accessory to a felony. No matter what your Zoom meeting is for, whether it’s an HOA that…

Humor

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Yikes! I Dropped My Guns Into a River! What Else Can I Use as a Zoom Background?
Yikes! I Dropped My Guns Into a River! What Else Can I Use as a Zoom Background?

Published in Lady Pieces

·Apr 27, 2021

The Terror of an All-Female Film Crew

I recently worked on a film where nearly all the department heads were women and let me tell you, I barely knew how to function without all those men around. I nearly forgot to always be on guard to deflect unwanted compliments. The act of tramping down my emotions when…

Humor

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The Terror of an All-Female Film Crew
The Terror of an All-Female Film Crew

Published in Age of Awareness

·Mar 5, 2021

Thank a Rich Person Right Now

So you think shit’s gone off the rails thus far? Imagine what would happen if we didn’t let people earn unlimited sums of money. You plebians may still be mad at old Ted Cruz for trying to toast his melanin while his constituents “leaned in”… to pooping into buckets. But…

Humor

4 min read

Thank a Rich Person Right Now
Thank a Rich Person Right Now
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