Published in Jonathan Marcus Writer·Aug 2, 2020Flossophy Friday, July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 Happy Hotness, Fellow Scotch Bonnet Peppers, We got three words for ya’ this week: Ne. Bras. Ka. See, what happened is, well, given all the dire news lately, Staff was vexed about roots and ruts and anchoring in the primordial ooze of current events and lack of…Newsletter4 min read
Published in Jonathan Marcus Writer·Jul 24, 2020Flossophy Friday, July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Happy July 20, 20, 20, 20, 2020, Fellow Chronologists, Yes, we know today is July 24 because we have peered into the future. “Actual Today”, right here right now in the newsroom, is Monday, July 20, and because of the 20/20/20/20 alignment of the day and the…Humor4 min read
Published in Jonathan Marcus Writer·Jul 23, 2020Flossophy Friday, July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Happy Nom de Plumes, Fellow Pseudonyms, Staff got off to a roaring start, thanks to effervescent reader Elsa Woodaman, who jumped right in with bubbling insight to last week’s question from TAZZ (Temporary Autonomous Zippy Zone): Why Are We Here if not to extract combustibles from the…Humor3 min read
Published in Jonathan Marcus Writer·Jul 10, 2020Flossophy Friday, July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Happy Somersaulting, Fellow Gymnasts, Welcome to our Temporary Autonomous Zippy Zone (TAZZ), where time can’t be wasted . . . but energy can. And we suggest you waste some here. In TAZZ, you may become flat overwhelmed with replies to last week’s query into the ever-vexing matter…Humor4 min read
Published in Jonathan Marcus Writer·Jul 3, 2020Flossophy Friday, July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Happy Upending, Fellow Inversalots, We were just about to connect the dots when this brick-headed dude burst into headquarters like a coked-up Samuel Taylor Coleridge reciting the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and all the dots scattered like so many beads of mercury. …Humor3 min read
Published in Jonathan Marcus Writer·Jun 26, 2020Flossophy Friday, June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Happy Whuppinschnappin’, Fellow Whuppinschnappers, Folks from all over obsess over mounting evidence that Grövnschaltz (formerly known as “time”) may be permanently warped, and — like you — they have mixed feelings about it. But then again, they have mixed feelings about everything, so what’s the big deal? …Humor3 min read
Published in Jonathan Marcus Writer·Jun 19, 2020Flossophy Friday, June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Happy Pouch Stuffing, Fellow Marsupials, Our Content Review Committee notes dryly that in recent weeks we have discussed hair, bricks, whiplash, energy in the universe through the portal of Kansas, time, and more bricks. The Content Review Committee suggests, “Perhaps a unifying theme would help with all…Creative Writing3 min read
Jun 15, 2020Flossophy Friday, Test 1, 2020June 12, 2020 Happy Lumbering Around, Fellow Mammoths, Delicate reader Stew Potts of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, writes in, “Nothing’s like it was in January. Everything is, like, standing still at warp speed. …3 min read
Published in Jonathan Marcus Writer·Jun 13, 2020Flossophy Friday, June 12, 2020Click here to read the rest of Flossophy Friday, June 12, 2020. And subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Flossophy Friday. Jonathan Marcus’ memoir, Everything is Happening at Once, is now available on Amazon. Click here for free download of Everything is Happening at Once, Chapters 1 & 2.Humor1 min read
Published in Jonathan Marcus Writer·Jun 11, 2020Flossophy Friday, June 5, 2020Click here to read the rest of Flossophy Friday, June 5, 2020. And subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Flossophy Friday. Jonathan Marcus’ memoir, Everything is Happening at Once, is now available on Amazon. Click here for free download of Everything is Happening at Once, Chapters 1 & 2.Black Lives Matter1 min read