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Libby Speaks 5: Healthcare (a story)

April 28, 2022 Tags: fiction, humor, morality and justice, politics, satire, well-being and medical

Tina Millette waltzed into Democratic Council Member Gavin Kane’s office, as usual, without knocking. “There’s an item in the Gazette about Max Morano’s mother having gone through a successful course of treatment for colon cancer at the Baltic Creek

Gonna Go to Texas

November 30, 2021 Tags: humor, politics, satire

Hey y’all, We’re heading to Texas, and I’m getting into that Texas spirit!! Just itching to climb into these cowboy boots and hitch up these Texas-size britches for a spell. I’ve put in an order at the airport’s rent-a-gun store for a Glock and

Bear Carrying a Dolphin: A Story

November 10, 2020 Tags: humor, New York City, satire, whimsy

Transcript of the annual meeting held by the shareholder residents of the 126-unit cooperative apartment building at 666 Toussaint Avenue. The meeting began with presentations by the Chairs of the Finance, Planning, Rules and Admissions Committees in

Say It Nice: A Polite-English Phrasebook

October 20, 2020 Tags: humor, satire, word usage

To all our Associates: Herewith, we list some commonly used polite phrases to assist our public relations, political consulting, healthcare and customer service associates. It's crucially important that you understand their precise import. They

Advice: A Story

July 9, 2020 Tags: annoyances, fiction, humor, satire, whimsy

Ever noticed how we can't complain without giving each other advice? "The way I'm eating in this pandemic, I'm going to turn into a beached whale." — Don't you exercise? — "Like I told you, I have a stationary bike." — Oh right, what you

Donald J. Trump’s Short but Unabridged Dictionary of American English

August 31, 2018 Tags: politics, satire, word usage

A+. The grade I gave myself in the friendly confines of Fox Television for my performance as president; equivalent to my Wharton MBA. See “Fox Television”; cf. “Wharton.”   Attorney General. My personal lawyer. See “personal lawyer”; cf.

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