

Letter to the Editor: Keep Those Diaper-Spewing Garbage Trucks Off Our Streets
I am still cleaning off the diarrhea smudges with my new windshield wipers—and police officers continue to ticket me for 'illegally tinted windows.'
Mar 122 min read


The Screed Files: A Very Personal Rejection
Notes from Phineas Screed, PhD, editor of The Faux Review:
Failed attempt to appeal to my humanity. I don’t like reminders of my humiliation.
Mar 11 min read


Blind Spot
An elderly couple stood stranded on the sidewalk outside Chick-Fil-A as cars crawled bumper to bumper around the drive-thru. I’d been watching them since I queued up.
Feb 113 min read


My Roommate’s Hellcat
There once lived a cat whom the devil begat.
He fouled up my stew and then swallowed it too.
That nasty little brat.
Feb 61 min read


Escaping the Rip Van Winkle Club
This is the only piece of unsolicited writing advice I’ll ever offer: Don’t join the Rip Van Winkle Club.
Our current roster includes all the wannabe authors like me who you’ve never heard of—and most of us don’t even realize we’re card-carrying members. Once you join, it’s difficult to leave.
Jan 215 min read







