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Leslie McLemore II

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The Night Nikki Giovanni Changed My Existence

She was a savant, a deity

Dec 12, 2024

The Night Nikki Giovanni Changed My Existence

Dec 12, 2024

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The Day Our Marriage Barely Defeated a Timeshare Presentation

Into the Scammyverse

Nov 13, 2024

The Day Our Marriage Barely Defeated a Timeshare Presentation

Nov 13, 2024

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My Momma Thinks I’m Perfect

Y’all, please don’t listen to my momma

Oct 11, 2024

My Momma Thinks I’m Perfect

Oct 11, 2024

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How My Daughter Got Served at a Cheerleading Competition

A cheer dad’s coming-of-age tale

Jul 2, 2024

Close up photo of two cheerleaders dressed in red holding red and white pom-poms.

Jul 2, 2024

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Climate Change Turned My Daughter into a Child-Cursing Prodigy

She’s a swearing savant

Jul 25, 2024

Hazy image of a city skyline with a blazing hot sun in the sky.

Jul 25, 2024

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I Gifted My Wife an Electric Scooter for Christmas like a Dumbass

With hindsight, me yelling “TA-DA” was my first mistake

Dec 27, 2024

I Gifted My Wife an Electric Scooter for Christmas like a Dumbass

Dec 27, 2024

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Because Life Disappoints Little Black Girls

Kamala and Harper’s “better” wasn’t enough

Nov 27, 2024

Young girl stars at camera

Nov 27, 2024

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For Halloween I’m Going as a DEI Hire

Emmett’s revenge

Oct 30, 2024

For Halloween I’m Going as a DEI Hire

Oct 30, 2024

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Do Me a Favor and Tax Your Children This Halloween

They need to learn the truth

Oct 25, 2024

A group of children dressed in colorful Halloween costumes is sitting on stone steps. One child is in a skeleton costume, another in a pumpkin outfit holding a small dog, another in a black-and-white outfit with a pink wig and bat wings, and the last child wears a mask and striped tights. They are all smiling and holding orange pumpkin-shaped buckets.

Oct 25, 2024

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Why I Cherish My Kids’ Mispronunciations

I’ll miss these cute slip-ups when they’re gone

Sep 27, 2024

Photo of a father reading a book with a young daughter on the couch.

Sep 27, 2024

Leslie McLemore II

Leslie McLemore II

he/him

I usually like to find the humor in stuff. Even if the stuff isn’t meant to be humorous. And sometimes, I write about that kind of stuff. Found humor and all.

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