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Mike Ely

Mike Ely

A Dish Best Left Unserved

This is a story about revenge. It was long desired, greatly deserved, utterly devastating in its outcome, as unavoidable as the movement of…

Sep 22, 2021

A Dish Best Left Unserved

Sep 22, 2021

Mike Ely

A Rescue From the Memory Hole

In the end, Mom was a statistic, and I know well how much this pissed her off. Her reasons may not be what you expect, but I’ll get to…

Jan 28, 2020

A Rescue From the Memory Hole

Jan 28, 2020

Mike Ely

Donald’s rug collection

My first attempt at this story was mostly serious. Too serious. I went into the history of men’s hairpieces (The Sun King! Massive wigs!)…

May 8, 2019

Donald’s rug collection

May 8, 2019

Mike Ely

Trump’s rug collection

From Hogan Gidley to Stephen Miller, this president has collected an impressive array of bald men sporting combovers and toupees. Is this…

May 5, 2019

Trump’s rug collection

May 5, 2019

Mike Ely

These health insurance coverage gaps are in your face (literally)

Suppose I were to offer you a comprehensive medical insurance plan that covered all manner of sickness and injury, except for almost…

May 1, 2019

These health insurance coverage gaps are in your face (literally)

May 1, 2019

Mike Ely

Sexism (and worse) persists in mobile gaming advertisements

We need to talk about sexism in mobile game ads. Despite all the progress that’s been made socially and culturally, and all the really…

Apr 21, 2019

Sexism (and worse) persists in mobile gaming advertisements

Apr 21, 2019

Mike Ely

Walking away from rideshare

My first trip as a rideshare driver began at 10:19 pm on May 15, 2015 at 10:11pm. I know this because I can log in to my driver dashboard…

Apr 21, 2019

Walking away from rideshare

Apr 21, 2019

Mike Ely

An introduction, leading toward what it is to live in the middle

Any writer will tell you that from time to time it’s hard to lift up the pen after a rest. So hard in my case that the last time I “picked…

Apr 18, 2019

Apr 18, 2019

Mike Ely

Mike Ely

Left-of-center raconteur. Parent. Technologist. The previous list may not be in order or complete. We do what we must because we can.

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